diff --git a/src/osdi/osdiregistry.c b/src/osdi/osdiregistry.c
index 7c361922f..d73cb753f 100644
--- a/src/osdi/osdiregistry.c
+++ b/src/osdi/osdiregistry.c
@@ -125,43 +125,45 @@ static char *resolve_input_path(const char *name) {
    */
 
   if (inputdir) {
-    DS_CREATE(ds, 100);
-    int rc_ds = 0;
-    rc_ds |= ds_cat_str(&ds, inputdir);  /* copy the dir name */
-    const size_t n = ds_get_length(&ds); /* end of copied dir name */
+      DS_CREATE(ds, 100);
+      int rc_ds = 0;
+      rc_ds |= ds_cat_str(&ds, inputdir);  /* copy the dir name */
+      const size_t n = ds_get_length(&ds); /* end of copied dir name */
 
-    /* Append a directory separator if not present already */
-    const char ch_last = n > 0 ? inputdir[n - 1] : '\0';
-    if (ch_last != DIR_TERM
+      /* Append a directory separator if not present already */
+      const char ch_last = n > 0 ? inputdir[n - 1] : '\0';
+      if (ch_last != DIR_TERM
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        && ch_last != DIR_TERM_LINUX
+          && ch_last != DIR_TERM_LINUX
 #endif
-    ) {
-      rc_ds |= ds_cat_char(&ds, DIR_TERM);
-    }
-    rc_ds |= ds_cat_str(&ds, name); /* append the file name */
+          ) {
+          rc_ds |= ds_cat_char(&ds, DIR_TERM);
+      }
+      rc_ds |= ds_cat_str(&ds, name); /* append the file name */
 
-    if (rc_ds != 0) {
-      (void)fprintf(cp_err, "Unable to build \"dir\" path name "
-                            "in inp_pathresolve_at");
-      controlled_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+      if (rc_ds != 0) {
+          (void)fprintf(cp_err, "Unable to build \"dir\" path name "
+              "in inp_pathresolve_at");
+          controlled_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+      }
 
-    char *const r = resolve_path(ds_get_buf(&ds));
-    ds_free(&ds);
-    return r;
-  } else {
-    DS_CREATE(ds, 100);
-    if (ds_cat_printf(&ds, ".%c%s", DIR_TERM, name) != 0) {
-      (void)fprintf(cp_err,
+      char* const r = resolve_path(ds_get_buf(&ds));
+      ds_free(&ds);
+      if (r)
+          return r;
+  }
+  /* no inputdir, or not found rel. to inputdir: 
+     search rel. to current working directory */
+  DS_CREATE(ds, 100);
+  if (ds_cat_printf(&ds, ".%c%s", DIR_TERM, name) != 0) {
+    (void)fprintf(cp_err,
                     "Unable to build \".\" path name in inp_pathresolve_at");
-      controlled_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    char *const r = resolve_path(ds_get_buf(&ds));
-    ds_free(&ds);
-    if (r != (char *)NULL) {
-      return r;
-    }
+    controlled_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+  char *const r = resolve_path(ds_get_buf(&ds));
+  ds_free(&ds);
+  if (r != (char *)NULL) {
+    return r;
   }
 
   return NULL;