diff --git a/PHPCI/Plugin/Mysql.php b/PHPCI/Plugin/Mysql.php
index 41f99aa2..1d261300 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Plugin/Mysql.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Plugin/Mysql.php
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ class Mysql implements \PHPCI\Plugin
             throw new \Exception("Import statement must contiain an 'file' key");
         }
         
-        $import_file = $query['file'];
+        $import_file = $this->phpci->buildPath . '/' . $query['file'];
         if (!is_readable($import_file)) {
-        	throw new \Exception("Cannot open SQL import file");
+        	throw new \Exception("Cannot open SQL import file: $import_file");
         }
         
         $database = isset($query['database'])? $query['database']: null;