diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
index af7f3a3bf9..3efad2bfa6 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ class Ifc(bonsai.core.tool.Ifc):
         IfcStore.edited_objs.discard(obj)
 
     @classmethod
-    def resolve_uri(cls, uri):
+    def resolve_uri(cls, uri: str) -> str:
         if os.path.isabs(uri):
             return uri
         ifc_path = cls.get_path()
         if os.path.isfile(ifc_path):
             ifc_path = os.path.dirname(ifc_path)
-        return (uri if not uri or os.path.isabs(uri) else os.path.join(ifc_path, uri)).replace("\\", "/")
+        return (uri if not uri else os.path.join(ifc_path, uri)).replace("\\", "/")
 
     @classmethod
     def get_relative_uri(cls, uri):