diff --git a/tty-fwd/src/main.rs b/tty-fwd/src/main.rs
index 8b60eb60..eddc02a6 100644
--- a/tty-fwd/src/main.rs
+++ b/tty-fwd/src/main.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ fn list_sessions(control_path: &Path) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
                             "status": session_info.status,
                             "exit_code": session_info.exit_code,
                             "started_at": session_info.started_at,
-                            "stream-out": stream_out_path.to_string_lossy(),
-                            "stdin": stdin_path.to_string_lossy()
+                            "stream-out": stream_out_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stream_out_path.clone()).to_string_lossy(),
+                            "stdin": stdin_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stdin_path.clone()).to_string_lossy()
                         })
                     } else {
                         // Fallback to old behavior if JSON parsing fails
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ fn list_sessions(control_path: &Path) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
                         };
                         serde_json::json!({
                             "status": status,
-                            "stream-out": stream_out_path.to_string_lossy(),
-                            "stdin": stdin_path.to_string_lossy()
+                            "stream-out": stream_out_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stream_out_path.clone()).to_string_lossy(),
+                            "stdin": stdin_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stdin_path.clone()).to_string_lossy()
                         })
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ fn list_sessions(control_path: &Path) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
                     };
                     serde_json::json!({
                         "status": status,
-                        "stream-out": stream_out_path.to_string_lossy(),
-                        "stdin": stdin_path.to_string_lossy()
+                        "stream-out": stream_out_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stream_out_path.clone()).to_string_lossy(),
+                        "stdin": stdin_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(stdin_path.clone()).to_string_lossy()
                     })
                 };