diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 99b6e10c..967c30f3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.1.5.dev0
+ * #1292: Fix a "source directories do not exist" regression when configuration paths are relative
+   symlinks and the bootstrap data source hook is enabled.
+
 2.1.4
  * #1266: Add a stand-alone borgmatic Linux binary to the release downloads to serve as another way
    to install borgmatic. Consider this binary a beta feature.
diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/data_source/bootstrap.py b/borgmatic/hooks/data_source/bootstrap.py
index 3b227554..2ab9dac8 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/data_source/bootstrap.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/data_source/bootstrap.py
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@ def resolve_config_path_symlinks(path):
     Given a path, resolve and yield each successive symlink until the final non-symlink target. If
     the given path isn't a symlink, then just yield it.
 
+    The purpose of this is to ensure that configuration files that are behind a symbolic link (or
+    several) actually get backed up.
+
     Raise ValueError if we have to follow too many symlinks without getting to the final target.
     '''
-    original_path = path
+    original_path = os.path.normpath(path)
 
     for _ in range(MAXIMUM_CONFIG_SYMLINKS_TO_FOLLOW):
-        yield os.path.abspath(path)
+        yield path
 
         if not os.path.islink(path):
             return
 
-        path = os.readlink(path)
+        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path), os.readlink(path)))
 
     raise ValueError(f'Too many symlinks to follow for configuration path: {original_path}')
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a8625acc..8b900b8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "borgmatic"
-version = "2.1.4"
+version = "2.1.5.dev0"
 authors = [
   { name="Dan Helfman", email="witten@torsion.org" },
 ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/data_source/test_bootstrap.py b/tests/unit/hooks/data_source/test_bootstrap.py
index b768bbc6..bb4881af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/data_source/test_bootstrap.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/data_source/test_bootstrap.py
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ from borgmatic.hooks.data_source import bootstrap as module
 
 
 def test_resolve_config_path_symlinks_passes_through_non_symlink():
-    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('abspath').replace_with(lambda path: path)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').and_return(False)
 
     assert tuple(module.resolve_config_path_symlinks('test.yaml')) == ('test.yaml',)
 
 
 def test_resolve_config_path_symlinks_follows_each_symlink():
-    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('abspath').replace_with(lambda path: path)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('test.yaml').and_return(True)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('dest1.yaml').and_return(True)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('dest2.yaml').and_return(False)
@@ -29,9 +27,29 @@ def test_resolve_config_path_symlinks_follows_each_symlink():
     )
 
 
+def test_resolve_config_path_symlinks_follows_each_relative_symlink():
+    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('foo/bar/test.yaml').and_return(
+        True
+    )
+    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('foo/dest1.yaml').and_return(True)
+    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('dest2.yaml').and_return(False)
+    flexmock(module.os).should_receive('readlink').with_args('foo/bar/test.yaml').and_return(
+        '../dest1.yaml'
+    )
+    flexmock(module.os).should_receive('readlink').with_args('foo/dest1.yaml').and_return(
+        '../dest2.yaml'
+    )
+    flexmock(module.os).should_receive('readlink').with_args('dest2.yaml').never()
+
+    assert tuple(module.resolve_config_path_symlinks('foo/bar/test.yaml')) == (
+        'foo/bar/test.yaml',
+        'foo/dest1.yaml',
+        'dest2.yaml',
+    )
+
+
 def test_resolve_config_path_symlinks_with_too_many_symlinks_raises():
     flexmock(module).MAXIMUM_CONFIG_SYMLINKS_TO_FOLLOW = 2
-    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('abspath').replace_with(lambda path: path)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('test.yaml').and_return(True)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('dest1.yaml').and_return(True)
     flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('islink').with_args('dest2.yaml').and_return(True)