diff --git a/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.spec.ts
index 60eeaa6d..0e4ac728 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.spec.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import { rimraf } from '@nx-dotnet/utils';
 
 import executor from './executor';
 import { PublishExecutorSchema } from './schema';
+import { isAbsolute } from 'path';
 
 const options: PublishExecutorSchema = {
   configuration: 'Debug',
+  output: 'dist/hello-world',
 };
 
 const root = process.cwd() + '/tmp';
@@ -118,4 +120,21 @@ describe('Publish Executor', () => {
     expect(normalizePath(dotnetClient.cwd || '')).toEqual(directoryPath);
     expect(res.success).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('passes an absolute output path', async () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(dotnetClient, 'publish');
+    const directoryPath = joinPathFragments(root, './apps/my-app');
+    try {
+      await fs.mkdir(directoryPath, { recursive: true });
+      await Promise.all([fs.writeFile(`${directoryPath}/1.csproj`, '')]);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(e.message);
+    }
+    const res = await executor(options, context, dotnetClient);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const outputFlag = spy.mock.calls[0][1]?.find((x) => x.flag === 'output');
+    expect(outputFlag).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(outputFlag && isAbsolute(outputFlag.value as string)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(res.success).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.ts b/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.ts
index 22d42c27..9f6b75e7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/executors/publish/executor.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
     nxProjectConfiguration,
   );
 
+  options.output = options.output
+    ? resolve(appRootPath, options.output)
+    : undefined;
   const { publishProfile, extraParameters, ...flags } = options;
-  flags.output = flags.output ? resolve(appRootPath, flags.output) : undefined;
 
   dotnetClient.publish(
     resolve(appRootPath, projectFilePath),
     Object.keys(flags).map((x) => ({
       flag: x as dotnetPublishFlags,
-      value: (options as Record<string, string | boolean>)[x],
+      value: options[x as keyof PublishExecutorSchema],
     })),
     publishProfile,
     extraParameters,