diff --git a/objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs b/objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs
index 725fc5a..ec15f35 100644
--- a/objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs
+++ b/objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ pub fn run(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
                             PathBuf::from_str(u).ok().and_then(|p| fs::canonicalize(p).ok());
 
                         let Some(object) = project_config.objects.iter_mut().find_map(|obj| {
-                            resolve_paths(obj);
-
                             if obj.name.as_deref() == Some(u) {
+                                resolve_paths(obj);
                                 return Some(obj);
                             }
 
@@ -88,6 +87,8 @@ pub fn run(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
                                 return None;
                             };
 
+                            resolve_paths(obj);
+
                             if [&obj.base_path, &obj.target_path]
                                 .into_iter()
                                 .filter_map(|p| p.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.canonicalize().ok()))