diff --git a/src/base/stats/hdf5.cc b/src/base/stats/hdf5.cc
index 1e11d56..0345c8c 100644
--- a/src/base/stats/hdf5.cc
+++ b/src/base/stats/hdf5.cc
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
          bool desc, bool formulas)
 {
     return  std::unique_ptr<Output>(
-        new Hdf5(filename, chunking, desc, formulas));
+        new Hdf5(simout.resolve(filename), chunking, desc, formulas));
 }
 
 }; // namespace Stats