diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 Daniele Serafini
+Kumar Shivendu
diff --git a/swh/scanner/model.py b/swh/scanner/model.py
--- a/swh/scanner/model.py
+++ b/swh/scanner/model.py
@@ -64,12 +64,18 @@
             print(json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4, sort_keys=True))
 
         if fmt == "ndjson":
-            print(ndjson.dumps(node.attributes for node in self.iterate()))
+            print(
+                ndjson.dumps(
+                    {str(Path(k).relative_to(self.path)): v}
+                    for node in self.iterate()
+                    for k, v in node.attributes.items()
+                )
+            )
 
         elif fmt == "text":
             isatty = sys.stdout.isatty()
-
-            print(colorize(str(self.path), Color.blue) if isatty else str(self.path))
+            root_dir = self.path.relative_to(self.path.parent)
+            print(colorize(str(root_dir), Color.blue) if isatty else str(root_dir))
             self.print_children(isatty)
 
         elif fmt == "sunburst":
@@ -146,7 +152,11 @@
 
 
         """
-        return {k: v for node in self.iterate() for k, v in node.attributes.items()}
+        return {
+            str(Path(k).relative_to(self.path)): v
+            for node in self.iterate()
+            for k, v in node.attributes.items()
+        }
 
     def iterate(self) -> Iterator[Tree]:
         """
diff --git a/swh/scanner/tests/test_model.py b/swh/scanner/tests/test_model.py
--- a/swh/scanner/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/swh/scanner/tests/test_model.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 
 def test_get_json_tree_only_one_present(example_tree, temp_folder):
-    root = temp_folder["root"]
     filesample_path = temp_folder["filesample"]
 
     for path, swhid in temp_folder["paths"].items():
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@
     assert len(result) == 6
 
     for path, node_attr in result.items():
-        if path == str(root) + "/subdir/filesample.txt":
+        if path == "subdir/filesample.txt":
             assert node_attr["known"] is True
         else:
             assert node_attr["known"] is False