diff --git a/generate/config.go b/generate/config.go
index a25f09c..f4b02b6 100644
--- a/generate/config.go
+++ b/generate/config.go
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ func (c *Config) ValidateAndFillDefaults(configFilename string) error {
 		c.Operations[i] = filepath.Join(c.baseDir(), c.Operations[i])
 	}
 	c.Generated = filepath.Join(c.baseDir(), c.Generated)
-	c.ExportOperations = filepath.Join(c.baseDir(), c.ExportOperations)
+	if c.ExportOperations != "" {
+		c.ExportOperations = filepath.Join(c.baseDir(), c.ExportOperations)
+	}
 
 	if c.Package == "" {
 		abs, err := filepath.Abs(c.Generated)