diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/src/lib.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/src/lib.rs
index 912ed6e696..5d7d54d7eb 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/src/lib.rs
@@ -145,19 +145,20 @@ pub async fn parse_python_imports(
             .collect();
         for n in nimports.iter() {
             let nested = if n.starts_with("relative:") {
+                let rpath = n.replace("relative:", "");
                 let code = sqlx::query_scalar!(
                     r#"
                     SELECT content FROM script WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2
                     AND created_at = (SELECT max(created_at) FROM script WHERE path = $1 AND 
                     workspace_id = $2)
                     "#,
-                    n.replace("relative:", ""),
+                    &rpath,
                     w_id
                 )
                 .fetch_optional(db)
                 .await?
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string());
-                parse_python_imports(&code, w_id, path, db).await?
+                parse_python_imports(&code, w_id, &rpath, db).await?
             } else {
                 vec![replace_import(n.to_string())]
             };
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/fixtures/base.sql b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/fixtures/base.sql
index 434ae3b9ee..e100d2db9f 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/fixtures/base.sql
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/fixtures/base.sql
@@ -2556,4 +2556,27 @@ import numpy as np
 '{}',
 '',
 '',
-'f/foo/baz', -28028598712388161, 'python3', '');
\ No newline at end of file
+'f/foo/baz', -28028598712388161, 'python3', '');
+
+INSERT INTO public.script(workspace_id, created_by, content, schema, summary, description, path, hash, language, lock) VALUES (
+'test-workspace',
+'system',
+'
+import difffolder
+from .bar import main
+',
+'{}',
+'',
+'',
+'f/foobar/baz', -28028598712388160, 'python3', '');
+
+INSERT INTO public.script(workspace_id, created_by, content, schema, summary, description, path, hash, language, lock) VALUES (
+'test-workspace',
+'system',
+'
+import innerdifffolder
+',
+'{}',
+'',
+'',
+'f/foobar/bar', -28028598712388159, 'python3', '');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/tests.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/tests.rs
index d3e4d2bd99..18d995ba41 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-imports/tests/tests.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from f.foo.bar import main1
 from .baz import main2
 from ..foo.bar import main3
 import f.foo.bar as bar
-
+from ..foobar.baz import main4
 
 def main():
     pass
@@ -65,7 +65,17 @@ def main():
 ";
         let r = parse_python_imports(code, "test-workspace", "f/foo/bar", &db).await?;
         println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&r)?);
-        assert_eq!(r, ["numpy", "pandas", "pandas2", "requests"]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            r,
+            [
+                "difffolder",
+                "innerdifffolder",
+                "numpy",
+                "pandas",
+                "pandas2",
+                "requests"
+            ]
+        );
 
         Ok(())
     }