diff --git a/src/helpers/functions.ts b/src/helpers/functions.ts
index 0e92fa28dc..34d40190fb 100644
--- a/src/helpers/functions.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/functions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NetlifyConfig, NetlifyPluginConstants } from '@netlify/build'
 import bridgeFile from '@vercel/node-bridge'
 import { copyFile, ensureDir, writeFile, writeJSON } from 'fs-extra'
 import type { ImageConfigComplete } from 'next/dist/server/image-config'
-import { join, relative } from 'pathe'
+import { join, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 
 import { HANDLER_FUNCTION_NAME, ODB_FUNCTION_NAME, IMAGE_FUNCTION_NAME, DEFAULT_FUNCTIONS_SRC } from '../constants'
 import { getHandler } from '../templates/getHandler'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const generateFunctions = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const functionsDir = INTERNAL_FUNCTIONS_SRC || FUNCTIONS_SRC
   const functionDir = join(process.cwd(), functionsDir, HANDLER_FUNCTION_NAME)
-  const publishDir = relative(functionDir, join(process.cwd(), PUBLISH_DIR))
+  const publishDir = relative(functionDir, resolve(PUBLISH_DIR))
 
   const writeHandler = async (func: string, isODB: boolean) => {
     const handlerSource = await getHandler({ isODB, publishDir, appDir: relative(functionDir, appDir) })
diff --git a/src/helpers/verification.ts b/src/helpers/verification.ts
index caa91fbdbf..b879a65486 100644
--- a/src/helpers/verification.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/verification.ts
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ export const checkNextSiteHasBuilt = ({
         : `In most cases it should be set to ".next", unless you have chosen a custom "distDir" in your Next config.`
 
     return failBuild(outdent`
-      The directory "${path.relative(
-        process.cwd(),
-        publish,
-      )}" does not contain a Next.js production build. Perhaps the build command was not run, or you specified the wrong publish directory.
+      The directory "${publish}" does not contain a Next.js production build. Perhaps the build command was not run, or you specified the wrong publish directory.
       ${outWarning}
       If you are using "next export" then you should set the environment variable NETLIFY_NEXT_PLUGIN_SKIP to "true".
     `)
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ export const checkForRootPublish = ({
 }): void | never => {
   if (path.resolve(publish) === path.resolve('.')) {
     failBuild(outdent`
-      Your publish directory is pointing to the base directory of your site. This is not supported for Next.js sites, and is probably a mistake. 
+      Your publish directory is pointing to the base directory of your site. This is not supported for Next.js sites, and is probably a mistake.
       In most cases it should be set to ".next", unless you have chosen a custom "distDir" in your Next config, or the Next site is in a subdirectory.
     `)
   }