--- a/hgext/convert/git.py	Sun May 01 13:52:26 2016 -0500
+++ b/hgext/convert/git.py	Wed Apr 06 22:57:46 2016 -0500
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
         super(convert_git, self).__init__(ui, path, revs=revs)
         common.commandline.__init__(self, ui, 'git')
 
+        # Pass an absolute path to git to prevent from ever being interpreted
+        # as a URL
+        path = os.path.abspath(path)
+
         if os.path.isdir(path + "/.git"):
             path += "/.git"
         if not os.path.exists(path + "/objects"):