diff --git a/cognee/tasks/ingestion/save_data_item_to_storage.py b/cognee/tasks/ingestion/save_data_item_to_storage.py
index 814e908b1..4eacf4eff 100644
--- a/cognee/tasks/ingestion/save_data_item_to_storage.py
+++ b/cognee/tasks/ingestion/save_data_item_to_storage.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from typing import Union, BinaryIO, Any
 
 from cognee.modules.ingestion.exceptions import IngestionError
 from cognee.modules.ingestion import save_data_to_file
+from cognee.shared.logging_utils import get_logger
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
+logger = get_logger()
+
 
 class SaveDataSettings(BaseSettings):
     accept_local_file_path: bool = True
@@ -30,6 +34,16 @@ async def save_data_item_to_storage(data_item: Union[BinaryIO, str, Any]) -> str
     if isinstance(data_item, str):
         parsed_url = urlparse(data_item)
 
+        try:
+            # In case data item is a string with a relative path transform data item to absolute path and check
+            # if the file exists
+            abs_path = (Path.cwd() / Path(data_item)).resolve()
+            abs_path.is_file()
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            # In case file path is too long it's most likely not a relative path
+            logger.debug(f"Data item was too long to be a possible file path: {abs_path}")
+            abs_path = Path("")
+
         # data is s3 file path
         if parsed_url.scheme == "s3":
             return data_item
@@ -56,6 +70,15 @@ async def save_data_item_to_storage(data_item: Union[BinaryIO, str, Any]) -> str
                 return file_path
             else:
                 raise IngestionError(message="Local files are not accepted.")
+        # Data is a relative file path
+        elif abs_path.is_file():
+            if settings.accept_local_file_path:
+                # Normalize path separators before creating file URL
+                normalized_path = os.path.normpath(abs_path)
+                # Use forward slashes in file URLs for consistency
+                url_path = normalized_path.replace(os.sep, "/")
+                file_path = "file://" + url_path
+                return file_path
 
         # data is text, save it to data storage and return the file path
         return await save_data_to_file(data_item)