diff --git a/loader.js b/loader.js
index a1e11663..bf16f2bd 100644
--- a/loader.js
+++ b/loader.js
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@
           // module names starting with '#' are never normalized
           // useful for plugins where the import doesn't represent a real path
           if (name.substr(0, 1) != '#') {
-            
+            console.log(name);
+            console.log(referer && referer.name);
             // location relative normalization
-            if (name.substr(0, 2) == './' && referer && referer.name && referer.name.indexOf(':') != -1)
+            if (name.substr(0, 2) == './' && referer && referer.name && referer.name.indexOf(':') != -1 && referer.name.indexOf('/') == -1)
               name = referer.name.substr(0, referer.name.indexOf(':') + 1) + name.substr(2);
 
             // do standard normalization (resolve relative module name)
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@
 
             // do map config
             name = applyMap(name, parentName);
-
+            console.log(name);
           }
 
           if (pluginName)
diff --git a/test/test.html b/test/test.html
index ab9933cc..418ff15f 100644
--- a/test/test.html
+++ b/test/test.html
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@
               'mypath': './tests'
             }
           });
-          jspm.import(['mypath:path'], complete);
+          jspm.import(['mypath:path', 'mypath:deep/deep'], complete);
         },
         confirm: function(m) {
-          console.log(m);
           if (m != 'path')
             return 'module not loaded';
         }
diff --git a/test/tests/deep/deep-dep.js b/test/tests/deep/deep-dep.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20e4f186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/deep/deep-dep.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+define({});
diff --git a/test/tests/deep/deep.js b/test/tests/deep/deep.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3befa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/deep/deep.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require('./deep-dep');