diff --git a/lib/API.js b/lib/API.js
index 37b0fb44..ff2a1f96 100644
--- a/lib/API.js
+++ b/lib/API.js
@@ -833,17 +833,27 @@ API.prototype._startJson = function(file, opts, action, pipe, cb) {
   var apps_info  = [];
   var that = this;
 
-  if (typeof(cb) === 'undefined' && typeof(pipe) === 'function')
+  if (typeof(cb) === 'undefined' && typeof(pipe) === 'function') {
     cb = pipe;
+  }
 
-  if (typeof(file) === 'object')
+  if (typeof(file) === 'object') {
     config = file;
-  else if (pipe == 'pipe')
+  } else if (pipe === 'pipe') {
     config = Common.parseConfig(file, 'pipe');
-  else {
+  } else {
     var data = null;
 
-    var file_path = path.isAbsolute(file) ? file : path.join(that.cwd, file);
+    var isAbsolute = false
+
+    //node 0.11 compatibility #2815
+    if (typeof path.isAbsolute === 'function') {
+      isAbsolute = path.isAbsolute(file)
+    } else {
+      isAbsolute = /^\/|\\/.test(file)
+    }
+
+    var file_path = isAbsolute ? file : path.join(that.cwd, file);
 
     debug('Resolved filepath %s', file_path);