diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index eb94e47d..a46c6916 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type config struct {
 	goPackageName      *string
 
 	dynamoPath            string
-	goPackagePath         string
 	goAbsolutePackagePath string
 	jsClientPath          string
 
@@ -269,20 +268,20 @@ func (c *config) setGoPaths(outputPath, goPackageName string) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("go-package is required")
 		}
 		// if the repo does not use modules, the package name is equivalent to the package path
-		c.goPackagePath = goPackageName
+		c.goAbsolutePackagePath = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", goPackageName)
 	} else {
 		defer modFile.Close()
-		// TODO: do not rely on GOPATH when repo uses modules
-		goPath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
-		if goPath == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("GOPATH must be set")
-		}
 		if outputPath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("output-path is required")
 		}
 
-		c.goPackagePath = getModulePackagePath(goPath, path.Clean(outputPath))
+		absolutePath, err := filepath.Abs(outputPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("converting output-path to absolute path: %v", err)
+		}
+		c.goAbsolutePackagePath = absolutePath
 		*c.goPackageName = getModulePackageName(modFile, path.Clean(outputPath))
+
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ func (c *config) setClientLanguage(clientLanguage, jsModulePath string) error {
 func (c *config) setGeneratedFilePaths() {
 	const serverDir = "server"
 
-	c.goAbsolutePackagePath = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", c.goPackagePath)
 	if c.generateDynamo {
 		// set path of generated dynamo code if none specified
 		if swag.StringValue(c.relativeDynamoPath) == "" {
@@ -333,15 +331,6 @@ func (c *config) setGeneratedFilePaths() {
 	}
 }
 
-func getModulePackagePath(goPath, outputPath string) string {
-	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error getting current directory: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-	goSrcPath := fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", goPath, "/src/")
-	return path.Join(strings.TrimPrefix(pwd, goSrcPath), outputPath)
-}
-
 // getModulePackageName gets the package name of the generated code
 // Example: if packagePath = github.com/Clever/wag/v8/gen-go and the module name is github.com/Clever/wag/v8/v2
 // the function will return github.com/Clever/wag/v8/v2/gen-go
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 6394aebd..902cc199 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				outputPath:         swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:      swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
 				jsModulePath:       swag.String("jsModulePath"),
-				goPackagePath:      "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				relativeDynamoPath: swag.String("server/db"),
 				generateDynamo:     true,
 				generateServer:     true,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				outputPath:       swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:    swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
 				jsModulePath:     swag.String("jsModulePath"),
-				goPackagePath:    "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				generateServer:   false,
 				generateDynamo:   false,
 				generateTracing:  true,
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				clientLanguage:   swag.String("go"),
 				outputPath:       swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:    swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
-				goPackagePath:    "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				generateServer:   false,
 				generateDynamo:   false,
 				generateTracing:  true,
@@ -94,7 +91,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				outputPath:       swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:    swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
 				jsModulePath:     swag.String("jsModulePath"),
-				goPackagePath:    "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				generateServer:   false,
 				generateDynamo:   false,
 				generateTracing:  false,
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				goPackageName:      swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
 				jsModulePath:       swag.String("jsModulePath"),
 				relativeDynamoPath: swag.String("server/db"),
-				goPackagePath:      "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				generateServer:     true,
 				generateDynamo:     true,
 				generateTracing:    true,
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				outputPath:         swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:      swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
 				relativeDynamoPath: swag.String("server/db"),
-				goPackagePath:      "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				generateServer:     true,
 				generateTracing:    true,
 				generateGoClient:   true,
@@ -177,7 +171,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 			output: config{
 				outputPath:         swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:      swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
-				goPackagePath:      "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				relativeDynamoPath: swag.String("gen-db/db"),
 				dynamoOnly:         swag.Bool(true),
 				generateServer:     false,
@@ -198,7 +191,6 @@ func Test_config_validate(t *testing.T) {
 			output: config{
 				outputPath:         swag.String("output-path"),
 				goPackageName:      swag.String("github.com/Clever/wag/v8/output-path"),
-				goPackagePath:      "github.com/Clever/wag/output-path",
 				relativeDynamoPath: swag.String("db"),
 				dynamoOnly:         swag.Bool(true),
 				generateServer:     false,