diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 03969aa..72ea29a 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		for _, file := range index.Files {
 			ok, err := util.PathIsSubpath(file.Path, serverDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
+				log.Println(err.Error())
 			}
 			if err != nil || !ok {
 				log.Fatalln("File path is not safe: " + file.Path)
diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index d327eb6..c68d76f 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		for path, _ := range newModPackInfo.File {
 			ok, err := util.PathIsSubpath(string(path), serverDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
+				log.Println(err.Error())
 			}
 			if err != nil || !ok {
 				log.Fatalln("File path is not safe: " + path)
diff --git a/util/file.go b/util/file.go
index 1f952a0..f3dd9e8 100644
--- a/util/file.go
+++ b/util/file.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -31,18 +32,38 @@ func PathIsDir(path string) bool {
 	return info.Mode().IsDir()
 }
 
-func PathIsSubpath(path string, basePath string) (bool, error) {
-	absBasePath, err := filepath.Abs(basePath)
+func ResolvePath(path string) (string, error) {
+	// resolve absolute path
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
+		// resolve symlinks
+		path, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+func PathIsSubpath(subPath string, basePath string) (bool, error) {
+	subPath, err := ResolvePath(subPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	_, err = filepath.Rel(absBasePath, path)
+	basePath, err = ResolvePath(basePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	return strings.HasPrefix(subPath, basePath), nil
 }
 
 func FileDetection(hash string, path string) DetectType {
diff --git a/util/file_test.go b/util/file_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69ebded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/file_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func testPathIsSubpath(t *testing.T, path string, basePath string) bool {
+	ok, err := PathIsSubpath(path, basePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Log(err)
+	}
+	t.Logf("subpath=%-5v path=%s base=%s", ok, path, basePath)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func TestPathTraversalAbsolute(t *testing.T) {
+	if testPathIsSubpath(t, "/bin/file", "/tmp/") {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	if !testPathIsSubpath(t, "/tmp/file", "/tmp/") {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathTraversalRelative(t *testing.T) {
+	if testPathIsSubpath(t, "../../../../../../../bin/file", "/tmp/") {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	if !testPathIsSubpath(t, "../../../../../../../tmp/file", "/tmp/") {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}