diff --git a/bin/xen-create-image b/bin/xen-create-image
index 1664e2a..3a4d027 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-image
+++ b/bin/xen-create-image
@@ -3497,7 +3497,8 @@ sub runRoleScript
     #
     #  The complete path to the role script
     #
-    my $file = $roleDir . "/" . $role;
+    my $file = $role;
+    $file = $roleDir . "/" . $file unless $file =~ /\//;
 
     if ( -x $file )
     {