diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/command/arguments/LocationArgumentType.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/command/arguments/LocationArgumentType.java
index c1b8b80..b8fecb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/command/arguments/LocationArgumentType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/command/arguments/LocationArgumentType.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 public class LocationArgumentType implements ArgumentType<Object> {
     private static final Collection<String> EXAMPLES = Arrays.asList("songs/amogus.mid", "images/cat.jpg", "videos/badapple.mp4");
 
-    private static final SimpleCommandExceptionType OOB_FILEPATH = new SimpleCommandExceptionType(Text.translatable("The specified file path is outside of the allowed directory"));
-
     private final boolean allowsUrls;
     private final boolean allowsPaths;
     private final Path root;
@@ -59,9 +57,7 @@ public class LocationArgumentType implements ArgumentType<Object> {
 
     public Path parsePath (StringReader reader) throws CommandSyntaxException {
         final String pathString = reader.readString();
-        final Path path = Path.of(root.toString(), pathString).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
-        if (!path.startsWith(root)) throw OOB_FILEPATH.create();
-        return path;
+        return Path.of(root.toString(), pathString).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
     }
 
     private static Object getLocation (CommandContext<?> context, String name) {