diff --git a/args/args.go b/args/args.go
index 8ad37236..add7da49 100644
--- a/args/args.go
+++ b/args/args.go
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ Available generators (and options): go
 	//	println(align(b.Options()))
 	//}
 	println()
-	os.Exit(2)
 }
 
 // align the help strings for plugin options.
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0558ce00..9cae7a45 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/utils/dir_utils"
+
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -78,25 +81,45 @@ func (r *RefConfig) IsAllFieldsEmpty() bool {
 }
 
 var globalConfig *Config
+var useAbs bool = true
 
 func GetRef(name string) *RefConfig {
 	if globalConfig == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return globalConfig.Ref[name]
+	if useAbs {
+		name, _ = filepath.Abs(name)
+	}
+	refConfig, ok := globalConfig.Ref[name]
+	if globalConfig.Debug {
+		if ok {
+			fmt.Printf("[idl-ref-get]Successfully Get: %s\n", name)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("[idl-ref-get]Not IDL Ref: %s\n", name)
+		}
+	}
+	return refConfig
 }
 
-func init() {
+func LoadConfig() error {
 	config, err := initConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(errors.New("failed to parse idl ref config: " + err.Error()))
+		return errors.New("failed to parse idl ref config: " + err.Error())
 	}
 	globalConfig = config
+	return nil
 }
 
 func initConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	configPaths := []string{"idl-ref.yml", "idl-ref.yaml"}
 	for _, path := range configPaths {
+		if dir_utils.HasGlobalWd() {
+			dirpath, err := dir_utils.Getwd()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			path = filepath.Join(dirpath, path)
+		}
 		_, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err == nil {
 			return loadConfig(path)
@@ -124,7 +147,17 @@ func loadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 	config.Ref = map[string]*RefConfig{}
 	for k, v := range rawConfig.Ref {
 		var rc RefConfig
-
+		// if use absolute path to match idl-ref path and current file path
+		// convert the idl path to absoulute path
+		if useAbs {
+			k, err = dir_utils.ToAbsolute(k)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		if config.Debug {
+			fmt.Printf("[idl-ref-register]Path: %s\n", k)
+		}
 		switch val := v.(type) {
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			err = mapToStruct(val, &rc)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cc7245f8..e05036a3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"runtime/pprof"
 
+	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/config"
+
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/args"
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ var (
 var debugMode bool
 
 func init() {
+	err := config.LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	_ = g.RegisterBackend(new(golang.GoBackend))
 	// export THRIFTGO_DEBUG=1
 	debugMode = os.Getenv("THRIFTGO_DEBUG") == "1"
diff --git a/sdk/sdk.go b/sdk/sdk.go
index fc10a4cc..7bb07174 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk.go
+++ b/sdk/sdk.go
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@ package sdk
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
-	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/args"
+	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/utils/dir_utils"
+
+	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/config"
+
+	targs "github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/args"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/generator"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/generator/backend"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/generator/golang"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/parser"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/plugin"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/semantic"
-	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/utils/dir_utils"
 	"github.com/cloudwego/thriftgo/version"
 )
 
@@ -34,19 +36,34 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var (
-	a args.Arguments
 	g generator.Generator
 )
 
 func RunThriftgoAsSDK(wd string, plugins []plugin.SDKPlugin, args ...string) error {
 
+	// this should execute at the first line!
 	dir_utils.SetGlobalwd(wd)
 
-	err := a.Parse(append([]string{"thriftgo"}, args...))
+	err := config.LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var a targs.Arguments
+
+	err = a.Parse(append([]string{"thriftgo"}, args...))
 	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "flag: help requested" {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if a.AskVersion {
+		println("thriftgo", version.ThriftgoVersion)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	ast, err := parser.ParseFile(a.IDL, a.Includes, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -80,8 +97,7 @@ func RunThriftgoAsSDK(wd string, plugins []plugin.SDKPlugin, args ...string) err
 	}
 
 	if len(langs) == 0 {
-		println("No output language(s) specified")
-		os.Exit(2)
+		return fmt.Errorf("No output language(s) specified")
 	}
 
 	log := backend.DummyLogFunc()
diff --git a/utils/dir_utils/dir_utils.go b/utils/dir_utils/dir_utils.go
index d7c07d27..4408fd7d 100644
--- a/utils/dir_utils/dir_utils.go
+++ b/utils/dir_utils/dir_utils.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package dir_utils
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 var globalwd string
@@ -40,3 +41,19 @@ func Getwd() (string, error) {
 	wantedwd := globalwd
 	return filepath.Rel(currentwd, wantedwd)
 }
+
+func ToAbsolute(k string) (string, error) {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(k, "/") {
+		wd, err := Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		k = filepath.Join(wd, k)
+		absK, err := filepath.Abs(k)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		k = absK
+	}
+	return k, nil
+}