diff --git a/bin/vows b/bin/vows
index 5147a20..23f32ac 100755
--- a/bin/vows
+++ b/bin/vows
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ if (! options.watch) {
 
     // add full path if necessary
     files = args.map(function (a) {
-        return (!a.match(/^[\/|c|C]/))
+        return (!a.match(/^\/|c:|C:/))
             ? path.join(process.cwd(), a)
             : a;
     });
diff --git a/test/c-test.js b/test/c-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21010f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+var vows = require('../lib/vows'),
+    assert = require('assert');
+
+vows.describe("Vows test file starts with c").addBatch({
+
+  "The test file": {
+    topic: function () {
+        return { flag: true };
+    },
+    "is run": function (topic) {
+        assert.isTrue(topic.flag);
+    }
+  }
+}).export(module);