diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DotNetCore/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DotNetCore/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
index a52bbb2e5..d8f62d5ff 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DotNetCore/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DotNetCore/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler
 		{
 			this.mainAssemblyFileName = mainAssemblyFileName;
 			this.baseDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(mainAssemblyFileName);
-
+			this.throwOnError = throwOnError;
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.baseDirectory))
+				this.baseDirectory = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
 			AddSearchDirectory(baseDirectory);
 		}