diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index 08377f9..a9b5ff7 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ args() {
         # Check which package owns a file.
         o*)
             shift
-            [ "$1" ]    || die "'kiss owns' requires an argument."
-            [ -f "$1" ] || die "File '$1' doesn't exist."
+            [ "$1" ] || die "'kiss owns' requires an argument."
+            [ -f "$KISS_ROOT/$1" ] || die "File '$1' doesn't exist."
 
             set +f
             pkg_owns=$(grep -lFx "$1" "$KISS_ROOT/$pkg_db/"*/manifest)