diff --git a/src/scicat_configuration.py b/src/scicat_configuration.py
index b3cea82..800eefd 100644
--- a/src/scicat_configuration.py
+++ b/src/scicat_configuration.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class FileHandlingOptions:
     ingestor_files_directory: str = "../ingestor"
     message_to_file: bool = True
     message_file_extension: str = "message.json"
-    use_full_file_path: bool = False
+    file_path_type: str = "relative" # allowed values: absolute and relative
 
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
diff --git a/src/scicat_dataset.py b/src/scicat_dataset.py
index b43fb2f..d828eea 100644
--- a/src/scicat_dataset.py
+++ b/src/scicat_dataset.py
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ def extract_paths_from_h5_file(
         for key in temp_keys:
             output_paths += [
                 key + "/" + subkey
-                for subkey in extract_paths_from_h5_file(
+                for subkey
+                in extract_paths_from_h5_file(
                     _h5_object[key], copy.deepcopy(_path)
                 )
             ]
@@ -184,6 +185,8 @@ def extract_paths_from_h5_file(
                 master_key + "/" + subkey
                 for subkey in extract_paths_from_h5_file(_h5_object[master_key], _path)
             ]
+        else:
+            output_paths = [master_key]
 
     return output_paths
 
@@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ def create_data_file_list(
                     file_path=hash_file_path, compute_file_hash=False
                 )
             )
-        if source_folder:
+        if source_folder and config.file_path_type == "relative":
             for data_file in data_file_list:
                 data_file.path = str(
                     pathlib.Path(data_file.path).relative_to(source_folder)
@@ -579,18 +582,28 @@ def scicat_dataset_to_dict(dataset: ScicatDataset) -> dict:
     return {k: v for k, v in asdict(dataset).items() if v is not None}
 
 
-def _define_dataset_source_folder(datafilelist: list[DataFileListItem]) -> pathlib.Path:
+def _define_dataset_source_folder(
+        datafilelist: list[DataFileListItem],
+        data_file_path: pathlib.Path,
+        source_folder_config: str = "common_path"
+) -> pathlib.Path | None:
     """
     Return the dataset source folder, which is the common path
     between all the data files associated with the dataset
     """
     import os
 
-    return pathlib.Path(os.path.commonpath([item.path for item in datafilelist]))
-
+    if source_folder_config == "data_file":
+        return pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(data_file_path))
+    elif source_folder_config == "common_path":
+        return pathlib.Path(os.path.commonpath([item.path for item in datafilelist]))
+    else:
+        return None
 
 def _path_to_relative(
-    datafilelist_item: DataFileListItem, dataset_source_folder: pathlib.Path
+    datafilelist_item: DataFileListItem,
+    dataset_source_folder: pathlib.Path,
+    file_path_type: str = "relative"
 ) -> DataFileListItem:
     """
     Copy the datafiles item and transform the path to the relative path
@@ -599,22 +612,33 @@ def _path_to_relative(
     from copy import copy
 
     origdatablock_datafilelist_item = copy(datafilelist_item)
-    origdatablock_datafilelist_item.path = (
-        pathlib.Path(datafilelist_item.path)
-        .relative_to(dataset_source_folder)
-        .as_posix()
-    )
+    if file_path_type == "relative":
+        origdatablock_datafilelist_item.path = (
+            pathlib.Path(datafilelist_item.path)
+            .relative_to(dataset_source_folder)
+            .as_posix()
+        )
     return origdatablock_datafilelist_item
 
 
 def _prepare_origdatablock_datafilelist(
-    datafiles_list: list[DataFileListItem], dataset_source_folder: pathlib.Path
+    datafiles_list: list[DataFileListItem],
+    dataset_source_folder: pathlib.Path,
+    file_path_type: str = "relative"
 ) -> list[DataFileListItem]:
     """
     Prepare the datafiles list for the origdatablock entry in scicat
     That means that the file paths needs to be relative to the dataset source folder
     """
-    return [_path_to_relative(item, dataset_source_folder) for item in datafiles_list]
+    return [
+        _path_to_relative(
+            item,
+            dataset_source_folder,
+            file_path_type
+        )
+        for item
+        in datafiles_list
+    ]
 
 
 def create_origdatablock_instance(
@@ -622,9 +646,10 @@ def create_origdatablock_instance(
     scicat_dataset: dict,
     config: FileHandlingOptions,
 ) -> OrigDataBlockInstance:
-    dataset_source_folder = _define_dataset_source_folder(data_file_list)
     origdatablock_datafiles_list = _prepare_origdatablock_datafilelist(
-        data_file_list, dataset_source_folder
+        data_file_list,
+        scicat_dataset["sourceFolder"],
+        config.file_path_type
     )
     return OrigDataBlockInstance(
         datasetId=scicat_dataset["pid"],
diff --git a/src/scicat_offline_ingestor.py b/src/scicat_offline_ingestor.py
index 7a2077d..d78e354 100755
--- a/src/scicat_offline_ingestor.py
+++ b/src/scicat_offline_ingestor.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def main() -> None:
             nexus_file=nexus_file_path,
             ingestor_directory=ingestor_directory,
             config=fh_options,
-            source_folder=variable_map["source_folder"] if config.ingestion.file_handling.use_full_file_path==False else "",
+            source_folder=variable_map["source_folder"],
             logger=logger,
             # TODO: add done_writing_message_file and nexus_structure_file
         )