diff --git a/src/ansible_link.py b/src/ansible_link.py
index 4e6a00d..ee664e2 100644
--- a/src/ansible_link.py
+++ b/src/ansible_link.py
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ def validate_playbook_request(data, config):
 
     if 'inventory' in data:
         inventory_path = Path(data['inventory'])
-        if not inventory_path.is_file():
-            errors.append(f"Inventory file not found: {inventory_path}")
+        if not inventory_path.is_absolute():
+            inventory_path = Path(config['playbook_dir']) / inventory_path
     else:
         inventory_path = Path(config['inventory_file'])
-        if not inventory_path.is_file():
-            errors.append(f"Default inventory file not found: {inventory_path}")
+    
+    if not inventory_path.is_file():
+        errors.append(f"Inventory file not found: {inventory_path}")
     data['inventory_path'] = str(inventory_path)
 
     if 'vars' in data and not isinstance(data['vars'], dict):
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 4dac3a9..2e60b82 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "2.0.0"
+VERSION = "2.0.2"
 
 def get_version():
     return VERSION
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