diff --git a/src/solver/toolkit.c b/src/solver/toolkit.c
index eb9fab49f..3bac99911 100644
--- a/src/solver/toolkit.c
+++ b/src/solver/toolkit.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ EXPORT_TOOLKIT int  swmm_getSimulationParam(SM_SimSetting type, double *value)
     return error_code;
 }
 
-EXPORT_TOOLKIT int DLLEXPORT swmm_hotstart(SM_HotStart type, const char *hsfile)
+EXPORT_TOOLKIT int swmm_hotstart(SM_HotStart type, const char *hsfile)
 ///
 /// Input:   type = Hotstart option USE/SAVE (SM_HotStart)
 ///          hotstart = file ID name (able to overwrite)
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ EXPORT_TOOLKIT int DLLEXPORT swmm_hotstart(SM_HotStart type, const char *hsfile)
                 char fl_name[MAXFNAME];
                 sstrncpy(fl_name, hsfile, MAXFNAME);
                 Fhotstart1.mode = USE_FILE;
-                sstrncpy(Fhotstart1.name, addAbsolutePath(fl_name), MAXFNAME);
+                sstrncpy(Fhotstart1.name, fl_name, MAXFNAME);
                 break;
             }
             case SM_HOTSTART_SAVE:
diff --git a/tests/solver/test_toolkit_hotstart.cpp b/tests/solver/test_toolkit_hotstart.cpp
index 7b0ab0aac..617c17269 100644
--- a/tests/solver/test_toolkit_hotstart.cpp
+++ b/tests/solver/test_toolkit_hotstart.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(use_hotstart_file){
     int number_of_nodes;
     double elapsedTime = 0.0;
     double set_val;
-    char fkid[] = "use_hot_start_test.hsf";
+    char fkid[] = "hotstart/use_hot_start_test.hsf";
 
     swmm_open((char *)"hotstart/Simulation1_use_hot_start.inp",
               (char *)"hotstart/Simulation1_use_hot_start.rpt",