diff --git a/src/host/main.cs b/src/host/main.cs
index 350dfec21f..23ec9cd3cd 100644
--- a/src/host/main.cs
+++ b/src/host/main.cs
@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.Samples.PowerShell.Host
 
                     if (hasNext && arg == "--file")
                     {
-                        initialScript = File.ReadAllText(nextArg);
+                        initialScript = Path.GetFullPath(nextArg);
                         ++i;
                     }
+                    else if (arg.EndsWith(".ps1"))
+                    {
+                        initialScript = Path.GetFullPath(arg);
+                    }
                     else if (hasNext && arg == "--working-dir")
                     {
                         Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(nextArg);