diff --git a/kittens/ssh/options/parse.py b/kittens/ssh/options/parse.py
index 55220d0db..45f299101 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/options/parse.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/options/parse.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # generated by gen-config.py DO NOT edit
 
 import typing
-from kittens.ssh.options.utils import copy, env, hostname, relative_dir
+from kittens.ssh.options.utils import copy, env, hostname
 from kitty.conf.utils import merge_dicts, to_bool
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Parser:
         ans['login_shell'] = str(val)
 
     def remote_dir(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
-        ans['remote_dir'] = relative_dir(val)
+        ans['remote_dir'] = str(val)
 
     def remote_kitty(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         val = val.lower()