diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/fusion/load/load_sequence.py b/colorbleed/plugins/fusion/load/load_sequence.py
index 6d3d743c8a..81313992ed 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/fusion/load/load_sequence.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/fusion/load/load_sequence.py
@@ -82,9 +82,13 @@ def loader_shift(loader, frame, relative=True):
     comp = loader.Comp()
     time = comp.TIME_UNDEFINED
 
-    if not relative:
-        start = loader["GlobalIn"][time]
-        frame -= start
+    old_in = loader["GlobalIn"][time]
+    old_out = loader["GlobalOut"][time]
+
+    if relative:
+        shift = frame
+    else:
+        shift = frame - old_in
 
     # Shifting global in will try to automatically compensate for the change
     # in the "ClipTimeStart" and "HoldFirstFrame" inputs, so we preserve those
@@ -93,9 +97,17 @@ def loader_shift(loader, frame, relative=True):
                                          "ClipTimeEnd",
                                          "HoldFirstFrame",
                                          "HoldLastFrame"]):
-        loader["GlobalIn"][time] = loader["GlobalIn"][time] + frame
 
-    return int(frame)
+        # GlobalIn cannot be set past GlobalOut or vice versa
+        # so we must apply them in the order of the shift.
+        if shift > 0:
+            loader["GlobalOut"][time] = old_out + shift
+            loader["GlobalIn"][time] = old_in + shift
+        else:
+            loader["GlobalIn"][time] = old_in + shift
+            loader["GlobalOut"][time] = old_out + shift
+
+    return int(shift)
 
 
 class FusionLoadSequence(api.Loader):
diff --git a/colorbleed/scripts/fusion_switch_shot.py b/colorbleed/scripts/fusion_switch_shot.py
index 07bbafa057..4254d6c4ce 100644
--- a/colorbleed/scripts/fusion_switch_shot.py
+++ b/colorbleed/scripts/fusion_switch_shot.py
@@ -157,19 +157,22 @@ def switch(asset_name, filepath=None, new=True):
 
     """
 
-    # Ensure filename is absolute
-    if not os.path.abspath(filepath):
-        filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
+    # If filepath provided, ensure it is valid absolute path
+    if filepath is not None:
+        if not os.path.isabs(filepath):
+            filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
 
-    # Get current project
-    self._project = io.find_one({"type": "project",
-                                 "name": api.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"]})
+        assert os.path.exists(filepath), "%s must exist " % filepath
 
     # Assert asset name exists
     # It is better to do this here then to wait till switch_shot does it
     asset = io.find_one({"type": "asset", "name": asset_name})
     assert asset, "Could not find '%s' in the database" % asset_name
 
+    # Get current project
+    self._project = io.find_one({"type": "project",
+                                 "name": api.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"]})
+
     # Go to comp
     if not filepath:
         current_comp = avalon.fusion.get_current_comp()
@@ -189,7 +192,6 @@ def switch(asset_name, filepath=None, new=True):
             representation = colorbleed.switch_item(container,
                                                     asset_name=asset_name)
             representations.append(representation)
-            current_comp.Print(str(representation["_id"]) + "\n")
         except Exception as e:
             current_comp.Print("Error in switching! %s\n" % e.message)