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app/model_catalog.py

@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ def _resolve_profile_model_path(profile: dict[str, Any], model_root: str, model_
         raise ValueError(f"model profile '{model_key}' must provide local_path")
     if "://" in local_path:
         raise ValueError(f"model profile '{model_key}' local_path must be local filesystem path")
-    if local_path.startswith("/"):
-        return local_path
-    if not model_root:
-        raise ValueError("config.json model_root cannot be empty when local_path is relative")
-    return _join_posix(model_root, local_path)
+    resolved = local_path
+    if not local_path.startswith("/"):
+        if not model_root:
+            raise ValueError("config.json model_root cannot be empty when local_path is relative")
+        resolved = _join_posix(model_root, local_path)
+    return resolved
 
 
 def load_catalog(catalog_path: str = "config.json") -> dict[str, Any]: