diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
index 92da5b625..f3a60b09e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ function createThrottledValue(getValue: () => string) {
 function relativizeProjectPaths(text: string, directory?: string) {
   if (!text) return ""
   if (!directory) return text
+  if (directory === "/") return text
+  if (directory === "\\") return text
   return text.split(directory).join("")
 }