diff --git a/backend/Controllers/AdminController.php b/backend/Controllers/AdminController.php
index c4e8b9d..c56e03d 100644
--- a/backend/Controllers/AdminController.php
+++ b/backend/Controllers/AdminController.php
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ class AdminController
         try {
             $user->setName($request->input('name'));
             $user->setUsername($request->input('username'));
-            $user->setHomedir($request->input('homedir'));
+            $user->setHomedir(
+                rtrim($this->auth->user()->getHomeDir(), $this->storage->getSeparator())
+                .$this->storage->getSeparator()
+                .ltrim($request->input('homedir'), $this->storage->getSeparator())
+            );
             $user->setRole($request->input('role', 'user'));
             $user->setPermissions($request->input('permissions'));
             $ret = $this->auth->add($user, $request->input('password'));