diff --git a/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi b/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
index 5191543ab73450..f6f07a8b8830da 100644
--- a/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
+++ b/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   'variables': {
     'protocol_tool_path': '../../tools/inspector_protocol',
-    'node_inspector_path': '../../src/inspector',
     'node_inspector_generated_sources': [
       '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src/node/inspector/protocol/Forward.h',
       '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src/node/inspector/protocol/Protocol.cpp',
@@ -67,23 +66,14 @@
     '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)',
     '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src', # for inspector
   ],
-  'copies': [
-    {
-      'files': [
-        '<(node_inspector_path)/node_protocol_config.json',
-        '<(node_inspector_path)/node_protocol.pdl'
-      ],
-      'destination': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)',
-    }
-  ],
   'actions': [
     {
       'action_name': 'convert_node_protocol_to_json',
       'inputs': [
-        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_protocol.pdl',
+        'node_protocol.pdl',
       ],
       'outputs': [
-        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_protocol.json',
+        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src/node_protocol.json',
       ],
       'action': [
         'python',
@@ -95,8 +85,8 @@
     {
       'action_name': 'node_protocol_generated_sources',
       'inputs': [
-        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_protocol_config.json',
-        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_protocol.json',
+        'node_protocol_config.json',
+        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src/node_protocol.json',
         '<@(node_protocol_files)',
       ],
       'outputs': [
@@ -108,7 +98,7 @@
         'tools/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py',
         '--jinja_dir', '<@(protocol_tool_path)/..',
         '--output_base', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/src/',
-        '--config', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_protocol_config.json',
+        '--config', 'src/inspector/node_protocol_config.json',
       ],
       'message': 'Generating node protocol sources from protocol json',
     },
diff --git a/tools/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py b/tools/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py
index fb9959d6082a7b..9200022413303a 100755
--- a/tools/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py
+++ b/tools/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 
 def read_config():
     # pylint: disable=W0703
-    def json_to_object(data, output_base, config_base):
+    def json_to_object(data, output_base):
         def json_object_hook(object_dict):
-            items = [(k, os.path.join(config_base, v) if k == "path" else v) for (k, v) in object_dict.items()]
+            items = [(k, os.path.join(output_base, v) if k == "path" else v) for (k, v) in object_dict.items()]
             items = [(k, os.path.join(output_base, v) if k == "output" else v) for (k, v) in items]
             keys, values = list(zip(*items))
             return collections.namedtuple('X', keys)(*values)
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def init_defaults(config_tuple, path, defaults):
         if not config_file:
             raise Exception("Config file name must be specified")
         config_file = config_file.decode('utf8')
-        config_base = os.path.dirname(config_file)
         config_values = arg_options.config_value
         if not config_values:
             config_values = []
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ def init_defaults(config_tuple, path, defaults):
     try:
         config_json_file = open(config_file, "r")
         config_json_string = config_json_file.read()
-        config_partial = json_to_object(config_json_string, output_base, config_base)
+        config_partial = json_to_object(config_json_string, output_base)
         config_json_file.close()
         defaults = {
             ".use_snake_file_names": False,