diff --git a/.release-notes/v0.1.6.md b/.release-notes/v0.1.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0d672f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-notes/v0.1.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Release notes
+
+Release notes for `v0.1.6`.
+
+## 🔧 Fixes 🔧
+
+- Fix an issue with temporary KUBECONFIG not being an absolute path
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diff --git a/pkg/runner/operations/command/operation.go b/pkg/runner/operations/command/operation.go
index a6c0e04a4..d1b9d2cab 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/operations/command/operation.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/operations/command/operation.go
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func (o *operation) createCommand(ctx context.Context) (*exec.Cmd, context.Cance
 	args := env.Expand(map[string]string{"NAMESPACE": o.namespace}, o.command.Args...)
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, o.command.Entrypoint, args...) //nolint:gosec
 	env := os.Environ()
-	if cwd, err := os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get current working directory (%w)", err)
-	} else {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s/bin/:%s", cwd, os.Getenv("PATH")))
 	}
+	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s/bin/:%s", cwd, os.Getenv("PATH")))
 	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("NAMESPACE=%s", o.namespace))
 	if o.cfg != nil {
 		f, err := os.CreateTemp(o.basePath, "chainsaw-kubeconfig-")
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ func (o *operation) createCommand(ctx context.Context) (*exec.Cmd, context.Cance
 		if err := restutils.Save(o.cfg, f); err != nil {
 			return nil, cancel, err
 		}
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG=%s", filepath.Base(path)))
+		fmt.Println(f.Name())
+		fmt.Println(o.basePath)
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG=%s", filepath.Join(cwd, path)))
 	}
 	cmd.Env = env
 	cmd.Dir = o.basePath
diff --git a/pkg/runner/operations/script/operation.go b/pkg/runner/operations/script/operation.go
index 100a4832e..ab5d1d2be 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/operations/script/operation.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/operations/script/operation.go
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ func (o *operation) createCommand(ctx context.Context) (*exec.Cmd, context.Cance
 	var cancel context.CancelFunc
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sh", "-c", o.script.Content) //nolint:gosec
 	env := os.Environ()
-	if cwd, err := os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get current working directory (%w)", err)
-	} else {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s/bin/:%s", cwd, os.Getenv("PATH")))
 	}
+	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s/bin/:%s", cwd, os.Getenv("PATH")))
 	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("NAMESPACE=%s", o.namespace))
 	if o.cfg != nil {
 		f, err := os.CreateTemp(o.basePath, "chainsaw-kubeconfig-")
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (o *operation) createCommand(ctx context.Context) (*exec.Cmd, context.Cance
 		if err := restutils.Save(o.cfg, f); err != nil {
 			return nil, cancel, err
 		}
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG=%s", filepath.Base(path)))
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG=%s", filepath.Join(cwd, path)))
 	}
 	cmd.Env = env
 	cmd.Dir = o.basePath
diff --git a/testdata/e2e/examples/basic/chainsaw-test.yaml b/testdata/e2e/examples/basic/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 942a811be..c9947b0a1 100644
--- a/testdata/e2e/examples/basic/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/testdata/e2e/examples/basic/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ spec:
       assert:
         file: configmap-assert.yaml
     - script:
-        content: kubectl get pod -A
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+        content: cd .. && kubectl get pod -A
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