diff --git a/packages/plugins/connection-manager/extension.ts b/packages/plugins/connection-manager/extension.ts
index e4cd6d46..23ed8b76 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/connection-manager/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/connection-manager/extension.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ export class ConnectionManagerPlugin implements IExtensionPlugin {
 
     if (Config.sessionFilesFolder && Config.sessionFilesFolder != '') {
       baseFolder = Uri.file(Config.sessionFilesFolder);
+      if(!path.isAbsolute(Config.sessionFilesFolder) && workspace.workspaceFolders && workspace.workspaceFolders.length){
+        baseFolder = path.resolve(workspace.workspaceFolders[0].uri, Config.sessionFilesFolder)
+      }
     }
 
     const sessionFilePath = path.resolve(baseFolder.fsPath, getSessionBasename(conn.name));