diff --git a/bin/pg_backrest.pl b/bin/pg_backrest.pl
index d57de64e8..feb395f5f 100755
--- a/bin/pg_backrest.pl
+++ b/bin/pg_backrest.pl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ use constant
     CONFIG_KEY_HARDLINK                => 'hardlink',
     CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_REQUIRED        => 'archive-required',
     CONFIG_KEY_ARCHIVE_MAX_MB          => 'archive-max-mb',
-    CONFIG_KEY_START_FAST              => 'start_fast',
+    CONFIG_KEY_START_FAST              => 'start-fast',
     CONFIG_KEY_COMPRESS_ASYNC          => 'compress-async',
 
     CONFIG_KEY_LEVEL_FILE              => 'level-file',
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ if ($strOperation eq OP_ARCHIVE_GET)
     &log(INFO, 'getting archive log ' . $ARGV[1]);
 
     # Get the archive file
-    remote_exit(archive_get($ARGV[1], $ARGV[2]));
+    remote_exit(archive_get(config_key_load(CONFIG_SECTION_STANZA, CONFIG_KEY_PATH), $ARGV[1], $ARGV[2]));
 }
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
index 219d81e2f..d20ac29c7 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
@@ -229,9 +229,21 @@ sub backup_thread_complete
 ####################################################################################################################################
 sub archive_get
 {
+    my $strDbClusterPath = shift;
     my $strSourceArchive = shift;
     my $strDestinationFile = shift;
 
+    # If the destination file path is not absolute then it is relative to the data path
+    if (index($strDestinationFile, '/',) != 0)
+    {
+        if (!defined($strDbClusterPath))
+        {
+            confess &log(ERROR, 'database path must be set if relative xlog paths are used');
+        }
+
+        $strDestinationFile = "${strDbClusterPath}/${strDestinationFile}";
+    }
+
     # Determine the path where the requested archive file is located
     my $strArchivePath = dirname($oFile->path_get(PATH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE, $strSourceArchive));