diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
index 701a61b12..13112d9c6 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ class AwsInvokeLocal {
     }
 
     if (runtime.startsWith('nodejs')) {
-      const handlerPath = handler.split('.')[0];
-      const handlerName = handler.split('.')[1];
+      const handlerSeparatorIndex = handler.lastIndexOf('.');
+      const handlerPath = handler.slice(0, handlerSeparatorIndex);
+      const handlerName = handler.slice(handlerSeparatorIndex + 1);
       return this.invokeLocalNodeJs(
         handlerPath,
         handlerName,
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.test.js
index c0981729d..0e0440daf 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.test.js
@@ -501,13 +501,22 @@ describe('AwsInvokeLocal', () => {
         ).to.be.equal(true);
       }));
 
-    it('should call invokeLocalNodeJs for any node.js runtime version', () => {
-      awsInvokeLocal.options.functionObj.runtime = 'nodejs12.x';
-      return awsInvokeLocal.invokeLocal().then(() => {
-        expect(invokeLocalNodeJsStub.calledOnce).to.be.equal(true);
-        expect(
-          invokeLocalNodeJsStub.calledWithExactly('handler', 'hello', {}, undefined)
-        ).to.be.equal(true);
+    describe('for different handler paths', () => {
+      [
+        { path: 'handler.hello', expected: 'handler' },
+        { path: '.build/handler.hello', expected: '.build/handler' },
+      ].forEach(item => {
+        it(`should call invokeLocalNodeJs for any node.js runtime version for ${item.path}`, () => {
+          awsInvokeLocal.options.functionObj.handler = item.path;
+
+          awsInvokeLocal.options.functionObj.runtime = 'nodejs12.x';
+          return awsInvokeLocal.invokeLocal().then(() => {
+            expect(invokeLocalNodeJsStub.calledOnce).to.be.equal(true);
+            expect(
+              invokeLocalNodeJsStub.calledWithExactly(item.expected, 'hello', {}, undefined)
+            ).to.be.equal(true);
+          });
+        });
       });
     });