diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index afd655ac..1fa6c3ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the z/OS FTP Plug-in for Zowe CLI will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- Add checking the uss file path when upload file or stdin to uss file.
+
 ## `2.1.4`
 - BugFix: Provide new utility function that checks file names for valid characters [143](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli-ftp-plugin/issues/143).
 
diff --git a/__tests__/__unit__/api/UssUtils.test.ts b/__tests__/__unit__/api/UssUtils.test.ts
index b607067d..3d378003 100644
--- a/__tests__/__unit__/api/UssUtils.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__unit__/api/UssUtils.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+import { ImperativeError } from "@zowe/imperative";
 import { UssUtils } from "../../../src/api/UssUtils";
 
 describe("UssUtils", () => {
@@ -28,4 +29,12 @@ describe("UssUtils", () => {
         path = UssUtils.normalizeUnixPath("//home/user1/hello.text");
         expect(path).toBe("/home/user1/hello.text");
     });
+
+    it("should throw error when the uss file path is not absolute file Path", () => {
+        const path = "test.txt";
+        const result = () => {
+            UssUtils.checkAbsoluteFilePath(path);
+        };
+        expect(result).toThrow(ImperativeError);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.test.ts b/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
index 547b17b7..e745c75a 100644
--- a/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ describe("Upload file to data set handler", () => {
         expect(mockResponse.console.log.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe("local file '/u/user/file1'");
         expect(mockResponse.console.log.mock.calls[0][2]).toBe("/u/user/ussfile1");
     });
-
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.test.ts b/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
index 09a87630..bb39b238 100644
--- a/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__unit__/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.test.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,4 @@ describe("Upload file to data set handler", () => {
         expect(mockResponse.console.log.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe("stdin");
         expect(mockResponse.console.log.mock.calls[0][2]).toBe("/u/user/ussfile1");
     });
-
 });
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index eabed1f2..69fa478f 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.33.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.33.0",
         "@zowe/cli": "^7.18.8",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "^7.18.7",
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "^7.18.11",
         "@zowe/imperative": "^5.18.3",
         "chalk": "^2.3.0",
         "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
@@ -2469,9 +2469,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@zowe/cli-test-utils": {
-      "version": "7.18.7",
-      "resolved": "https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/@zowe/cli-test-utils/-/@zowe/cli-test-utils-7.18.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1o4nNi7r/rrGngEomGdEVfMRDKdVzEki4M4wEgJCfraCeIG8vr/3INaWUHJX5vjpEIp+yvHH4NN+wSkNzQ7OQw==",
+      "version": "7.18.11",
+      "resolved": "https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/@zowe/cli-test-utils/-/@zowe/cli-test-utils-7.18.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uaCd+u2vYKonN47wRNseX8YQypjfaCO1+q3DXPkatXPWuAPuUOxpDKmPWq42fXdzKJoBdycmarKe4SwkbjEsvw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "find-up": "^5.0.0",
@@ -15351,9 +15351,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@zowe/cli-test-utils": {
-      "version": "7.18.7",
-      "resolved": "https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/@zowe/cli-test-utils/-/@zowe/cli-test-utils-7.18.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1o4nNi7r/rrGngEomGdEVfMRDKdVzEki4M4wEgJCfraCeIG8vr/3INaWUHJX5vjpEIp+yvHH4NN+wSkNzQ7OQw==",
+      "version": "7.18.11",
+      "resolved": "https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/@zowe/cli-test-utils/-/@zowe/cli-test-utils-7.18.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uaCd+u2vYKonN47wRNseX8YQypjfaCO1+q3DXPkatXPWuAPuUOxpDKmPWq42fXdzKJoBdycmarKe4SwkbjEsvw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "find-up": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf330a57..97ccd94d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.33.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.33.0",
     "@zowe/cli": "^7.18.8",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "^7.18.7",
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "^7.18.11",
     "@zowe/imperative": "^5.18.3",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
diff --git a/src/api/UssUtils.ts b/src/api/UssUtils.ts
index a56552a3..4a70ffb5 100644
--- a/src/api/UssUtils.ts
+++ b/src/api/UssUtils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import * as PATH from "path";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 
-import { IHandlerResponseConsoleApi, IO, Logger } from "@zowe/imperative";
+import { IHandlerResponseConsoleApi, IO, ImperativeError, Logger } from "@zowe/imperative";
 import { CoreUtils, TRANSFER_TYPE_ASCII } from "./CoreUtils";
 import { StreamUtils } from "./StreamUtils";
 import { IDeleteFileOption, IDownloadFileOption, IUploadFileOption } from "./UssInterface";
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ export class UssUtils {
         }
     }
 
+    public static checkAbsoluteFilePath(filePath: string) {
+        if (!filePath.startsWith('/')) {
+            throw new ImperativeError({ msg: "Please check the uss file path. The full file path is required."});
+        } else {
+            return filePath;
+        }
+    }
+
     private static get log(): Logger {
         return Logger.getAppLogger();
     }
diff --git a/src/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.ts b/src/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.ts
index 2f83650f..b263532c 100644
--- a/src/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.ts
+++ b/src/cli/upload/file-to-uss-file/FileToUssFile.Handler.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default class UploadFileToUssFileHandler extends FTPBaseHandler {
 
     public async processFTP(params: IFTPHandlerParams): Promise<void> {
         const ussFile = UssUtils.normalizeUnixPath(params.arguments.ussFile);
+        UssUtils.checkAbsoluteFilePath(ussFile);
         const options = {
             localFile: params.arguments.file,
             transferType: params.arguments.binary ? TRANSFER_TYPE_BINARY : TRANSFER_TYPE_ASCII,
diff --git a/src/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.ts b/src/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.ts
index 942cd23e..11c4c522 100644
--- a/src/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.ts
+++ b/src/cli/upload/stdin-to-uss-file/StdinToUssFile.Handler.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default class UploadStdinToUssFileHandler extends FTPBaseHandler {
     public async processFTP(params: IFTPHandlerParams): Promise<void> {
 
         const ussFile = UssUtils.normalizeUnixPath(params.arguments.ussFile);
+        UssUtils.checkAbsoluteFilePath(ussFile);
         const content: Buffer | string = await CoreUtils.readStdin(params.stdin);
 
         const options = {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export default class UploadStdinToUssFileHandler extends FTPBaseHandler {
         const successMsg = params.response.console.log("Uploaded from %s to %s ", uploadSource, ussFile);
         params.response.data.setMessage(successMsg);
         this.log.info(successMsg);
-
     }
+
 }