diff --git a/html_to_django/converter.py b/html_to_django/converter.py
index f2a1322..3ddf0ae 100644
--- a/html_to_django/converter.py
+++ b/html_to_django/converter.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def parse_args(name: Literal["html_to_django", "html_to_django_r"]) -> Namespace
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
-def convert_path(path: str, overwrite: bool) -> None:
+def convert_path(path: str, overwrite: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Converts the special attributes in the HTML files at the given path to Django template tags.
 
@@ -123,13 +123,12 @@ def convert_path(path: str, overwrite: bool) -> None:
                           converted Django templates are written to new files, and the original HTML files are left
                           unchanged.
     """
-    absolute_path = os.path.abspath(path)
-    if os.path.isdir(absolute_path):
-        convert_dir(absolute_path, overwrite)
-    elif os.path.isfile(absolute_path):
-        convert_file(absolute_path, overwrite)
+    if os.path.isdir(path):
+        convert_dir(path, overwrite)
+    elif os.path.isfile(path):
+        convert_file(path, overwrite)
     else:
-        sys.exit(f'The path "{absolute_path}" does not exist.')
+        sys.exit(f'The path "{path}" does not exist.')
 
 
 def command_entry() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/tests_converter.py b/tests/tests_converter.py
index 4642217..316e89e 100644
--- a/tests/tests_converter.py
+++ b/tests/tests_converter.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import os
 import filecmp
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import sys
+from io import StringIO
 from unittest import TestCase
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from glob import glob
-from html_to_django.converter import get_required_libraries, convert_file, convert_dir
+from html_to_django.converter import get_required_libraries, convert_file, convert_dir, convert_path
 
 
 class ConverterTests(TestCase):
@@ -58,11 +60,11 @@ class ConverterTests(TestCase):
 
     def test_convert_file_nonexistent(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
-            convert_file(os.path.abspath("tests/test/project/nonexistent_file.html"))
+            convert_file("tests/test/project/nonexistent_file.html")
 
     def test_convert_file_dir_passed(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
-            convert_file(os.path.abspath("tests/test_project"))
+            convert_file("tests/test_project")
 
     def test_convert_dir(self) -> None:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
@@ -117,3 +119,91 @@ class ConverterTests(TestCase):
     def test_convert_dir_file_passed(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
             convert_dir("tests/test_project/test.html")
+
+    def test_convert_path_file(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            shutil.copytree(
+                "tests/test_project",
+                tmpdir,
+                dirs_exist_ok=True
+            )
+            convert_path(f"{tmpdir}/test.html")
+            # verify that the new file exists and has the expected value
+            self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                "tests/test_project_expected_result/test.html",
+                f"{tmpdir}/test.n.html"
+            ))
+            # verify that the source file is unchanged
+            self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                "tests/test_project/test.html",
+                f"{tmpdir}/test.html"
+            ))
+
+    def test_convert_path_file_overwrite(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            shutil.copytree(
+                "tests/test_project",
+                tmpdir,
+                dirs_exist_ok=True
+            )
+            convert_path(f"{tmpdir}/test.html", True)
+            # verify that the source file has been overwriten
+            self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                "tests/test_project_expected_result/test.html",
+                f"{tmpdir}/test.html"
+            ))
+            # verify that no new file was created
+            self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(f"{tmpdir}/test.n.html"))
+
+    def test_convert_path_dir(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            shutil.copytree(
+                "tests/test_project",
+                tmpdir,
+                dirs_exist_ok=True
+            )
+            convert_path(f"{tmpdir}")
+
+            for conversion_result in glob(f"{tmpdir}/**/*.n.html", recursive=True):
+                conversion_source = conversion_result.replace(".n.html", ".html")
+
+                # verify that the new file exists and has the expected value
+                expected_result = conversion_source.replace(tmpdir, "tests/test_project_expected_result")
+                self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                    expected_result,
+                    conversion_result
+                ))
+
+                # verify that the source file is unchanged
+                original_source = conversion_source.replace(tmpdir, "tests/test_project")
+                self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                    original_source,
+                    conversion_source
+                ))
+
+    def test_convert_path_dir_overwrite(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            shutil.copytree(
+                "tests/test_project",
+                tmpdir,
+                dirs_exist_ok=True
+            )
+            convert_path(f"{tmpdir}", True)
+
+            for conversion_result in glob(f"{tmpdir}/**/*.html", recursive=True):
+                # verify that the source file has been overwritten
+                expected_result = conversion_result.replace(tmpdir, "tests/test_project_expected_result")
+                self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(
+                    expected_result,
+                    conversion_result
+                ))
+
+                # verify that no new file was created
+                self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(conversion_result.replace(".html", ".n.html")))
+
+    def test_convert_path_nonexistent(self) -> None:
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
+            convert_path("tests/test/project/nonexistent_file.html")
+
+        expected_result = 'The path "tests/test/project/nonexistent_file.html" does not exist.'
+        self.assertIn(expected_result, cm.exception.args)