diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 61609a7..5f85285 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ def create_parser():
 
     app.config["MODE"] = args.mode
 
+
+    # if model path is relative, make it absolute
+    if not os.path.isabs(app.config["MODEL_PATH"]):
+        app.config["MODEL_PATH"] = os.path.abspath(app.config["MODEL_PATH"])
+
+    # if server path is relative, make it absolute
+    if not os.path.isabs(app.config["SERVER_PATH"]):
+        app.config["SERVER_PATH"] = os.path.abspath(app.config["SERVER_PATH"])
+
     print("Start Server on http://" + args.host + ":" + str(args.port))
     if args.host == "0.0.0.0":
         print("Please use http://localhost:" + str(args.port) + " to access the web app locally or the IP / hostname of your server to access the web app in your local network.")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 90a5edf..016176e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ surya-ocr
 scikit-learn
 prometheus_client
 PyMuPDF
-aiohttp
\ No newline at end of file
+aiohttp
+openpyxl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/llm_processing/forms.py b/webapp/llm_processing/forms.py
index dc9af12..42a16e5 100644
--- a/webapp/llm_processing/forms.py
+++ b/webapp/llm_processing/forms.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def __init__(self, config_file_path, model_path, *args, **kwargs):
         self.model.choices = model_choices
         if model_path:
             self.model.validators = [FileExistsValidator(
-                message='File does not exist.', path=model_path)]
+                message='Model path does not exist.', path=model_path)]
             # self.model.validators.append(FileExistsValidator(message='File does not exist.', path=model_path))
         else:
             raise ValueError("Model path is required")