diff --git a/doc/history.txt b/doc/history.txt
index f4afdcc..2ab482b 100644
--- a/doc/history.txt
+++ b/doc/history.txt
@@ -10,67 +10,4 @@ For more information about issues or new feature requests, please visit:
 
 Project website: https://github.com/CatenaLogic/GitLink/
 
-**********************************************************
-
-==================
-Version 1.4.0
-==================
-
-Release date:
-=============
-2014/xx/xx
-
-Added/fixed:
-============
-(x) #8 Console stays red after an error occurs
-
-**********************************************************
-
-
-==================
-Version 1.2.0/1.3.0
-==================
-
-Release date:
-=============
-2014/04/20
-
-Added/fixed:
-============
-(*) #7 Show relative paths to make to file names easier to read
-(x) #5 When an error occurs, the console application will no longer wait for a key input press to prevent
-    it from blocking a build
-
-**********************************************************
-
-
-==================
-Version 1.1.0
-==================
-
-Release date:
-=============
-2014/04/19
-
-Added/fixed:
-============
-(+) #1 Created Chocolatey package for easier deployment
-(+) #2 Added support for VB projects
-(+) #3 Created NuGet package for deployment when being referenced from code
-
-**********************************************************
-
-
-==================
-Version 1.0.0
-==================
-
-Release date:
-=============
-2014/04/17
-
-Added/fixed:
-============
-First initial release
-
-**********************************************************
+**********************************************************
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diff --git a/src/GitLink.Tests/ContextFacts.cs b/src/GitLink.Tests/ContextFacts.cs
index 9458a6e..e5a771e 100644
--- a/src/GitLink.Tests/ContextFacts.cs
+++ b/src/GitLink.Tests/ContextFacts.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace GitLink.Tests
 {
+    using System;
     using Catel.Test;
     using GitLink.Providers;
     using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -72,6 +73,23 @@ public void SucceedsForValidContext()
                 // should not throw
                 context.ValidateContext();
             }
+
+            [TestCase(@".", @"c:\")]
+            [TestCase(@"C:\MyDirectory\", @"C:\MyDirectory\")]
+            [TestCase(@"C:\MyDirectory\..", @"C:\")]
+            [TestCase(@"C:\MyDirectory\..\TestDirectory\", @"C:\TestDirectory\")]
+            public void ExpandsDirectoryIfRequired(string solutionDirectory, string expectedValue)
+            {
+                Environment.CurrentDirectory = @"c:\";
+
+                var context = new Context(new ProviderManager());
+                context.TargetUrl = "https://github.com/CatenaLogic/GitLink.git";
+                context.SolutionDirectory = solutionDirectory;
+
+                context.ValidateContext();
+                
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, context.SolutionDirectory);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/GitLink/Context.cs b/src/GitLink/Context.cs
index 5e4be67..f5c3af6 100644
--- a/src/GitLink/Context.cs
+++ b/src/GitLink/Context.cs
@@ -1,89 +1,96 @@
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// <copyright file="Context.cs" company="CatenaLogic">
-//   Copyright (c) 2014 - 2014 CatenaLogic. All rights reserved.
-// </copyright>
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-namespace GitLink
-{
-    using Catel;
-    using Catel.Logging;
-    using Providers;
-
-    public class Context
-    {
-        private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
-
-        private readonly IProviderManager _providerManager;
-        private IProvider _provider;
-
-        public Context(IProviderManager providerManager)
-        {
-            Argument.IsNotNull(() => providerManager);
-
-            _providerManager = providerManager;
-
-            Authentication = new Authentication();
-            ConfigurationName = "Release";
-        }
-
-        public bool IsHelp { get; set; }
-
-        public string LogFile { get; set; }
-
-        public string SolutionDirectory { get; set; }
-
-        public string ConfigurationName { get; set; }
-
-        public Authentication Authentication { get; private set; }
-
-        public IProvider Provider 
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_provider == null)
-                {
-                    _provider = _providerManager.GetProvider(TargetUrl);
-                }
-
-                return _provider;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                _provider = value;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public string TargetUrl { get; set; }
-
-        public string TargetBranch { get; set; }
-
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="Context.cs" company="CatenaLogic">
+//   Copyright (c) 2014 - 2014 CatenaLogic. All rights reserved.
+// </copyright>
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+namespace GitLink
+{
+    using System;
+    using Catel;
+    using Catel.IO;
+    using Catel.Logging;
+    using Providers;
+
+    public class Context
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
+        private readonly IProviderManager _providerManager;
+        private IProvider _provider;
+
+        public Context(IProviderManager providerManager)
+        {
+            Argument.IsNotNull(() => providerManager);
+
+            _providerManager = providerManager;
+
+            Authentication = new Authentication();
+            ConfigurationName = "Release";
+        }
+
+        public bool IsHelp { get; set; }
+
+        public string LogFile { get; set; }
+
+        public string SolutionDirectory { get; set; }
+
+        public string ConfigurationName { get; set; }
+
+        public Authentication Authentication { get; private set; }
+
+        public IProvider Provider
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_provider == null)
+                {
+                    _provider = _providerManager.GetProvider(TargetUrl);
+                }
+
+                return _provider;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                _provider = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string TargetUrl { get; set; }
+
+        public string TargetBranch { get; set; }
+
         public string ShaHash { get; set; }
 
-	    public string SolutionFile { get; set; }
-
-	    public void ValidateContext()
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(SolutionDirectory))
-            {
-                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Solution directory is missing");
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ConfigurationName))
-            {
-                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Configuration name is missing");
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(TargetUrl))
-            {
-                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Target url is missing");
-            }
-
-            if (Provider == null)
-            {
-                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Cannot determine git provider");
-            }
-        }
-    }
+        public string SolutionFile { get; set; }
+
+        public void ValidateContext()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(SolutionDirectory))
+            {
+                SolutionDirectory = Path.GetFullPath(SolutionDirectory, Environment.CurrentDirectory);
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(SolutionDirectory))
+            {
+                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Solution directory is missing");
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ConfigurationName))
+            {
+                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Configuration name is missing");
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(TargetUrl))
+            {
+                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Target url is missing");
+            }
+
+            if (Provider == null)
+            {
+                Log.ErrorAndThrowException<GitLinkException>("Cannot determine git provider");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
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