diff --git a/.changeset/thin-clocks-fail.md b/.changeset/thin-clocks-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e67130b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-clocks-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@t1mmen/srtd": patch
+---
+
+fix `register` template path resolution
diff --git a/src/utils/registerTemplate.ts b/src/utils/registerTemplate.ts
index 1314146..f755537 100644
--- a/src/utils/registerTemplate.ts
+++ b/src/utils/registerTemplate.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@ import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { calculateMD5 } from './calculateMD5.js';
-import { getConfig } from './config.js';
 import { fileExists } from './fileExists.js';
 import { loadBuildLog } from './loadBuildLog.js';
 import { saveBuildLog } from './saveBuildLog.js';
 
 export async function registerTemplate(templatePath: string, baseDir: string): Promise<void> {
-  const config = await getConfig(baseDir);
-
-  // Try multiple path resolutions
   const pathsToTry = [
-    path.join(baseDir, config.templateDir, templatePath), // In templates dir
+    path.resolve(templatePath),
   ];
 
   let resolvedPath: string | null = null;