diff --git a/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php b/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
index 7470e9f..6e9fb5e 100644
--- a/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
+++ b/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ public static function pathToLogFile($file)
     {
         $logsPath = storage_path('logs');
 
-        if (! File::exists($file)) { // try the absolute path
-            $file = $logsPath . '/' . $file;
+        if (File::exists($file)) { // try the absolute path
+            return $file;
         }
 
+        $file = $logsPath . '/' . $file;
+
         // check if requested file is really in the logs directory
         if (dirname($file) !== $logsPath) {
             throw new \Exception('No such log file');