diff --git a/src/parser.lisp b/src/parser.lisp
index 86a0c3d..3f2906e 100644
--- a/src/parser.lisp
+++ b/src/parser.lisp
@@ -1698,6 +1698,7 @@ load database
 		  (summary       (null *state*))
 		  (*state*       (or *state* (pgloader.utils:make-pgstate)))
 		  (state-after   ,(when after `(pgloader.utils:make-pgstate)))
+                  (*csv-path-root* ,*cwd*)
                   ,@(pgsql-connection-bindings pg-db-uri gucs)
                   ,@(batch-control-bindings options))
 
diff --git a/test/csv-filename-pattern.load b/test/csv-filename-pattern.load
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548782b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/csv-filename-pattern.load
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+load csv
+    from all filenames matching ~<data/matching.*csv$> (id, field)
+    into postgresql:///pgloader?matching
+    with fields optionally enclosed by '"', 
+         fields terminated by ',',
+         truncate
+
+  before load do
+    $$ drop table if exists matching; $$,
+    $$ create table matching(id int, field text); $$;
diff --git a/test/data/matching-1.csv b/test/data/matching-1.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7745fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/matching-1.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1,"foo"
diff --git a/test/data/matching-2.csv b/test/data/matching-2.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..044cfe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/matching-2.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2,"bar"
diff --git a/test/data/matching-3.csv b/test/data/matching-3.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee5a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/matching-3.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3,"baz"