diff --git a/lib/typescript-import.coffee b/lib/typescript-import.coffee
index e6bcdef..34d8bfc 100644
--- a/lib/typescript-import.coffee
+++ b/lib/typescript-import.coffee
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ module.exports = TypescriptImport =
       if symbolLocation && selection
         fileFolder = path.resolve(filePath + '/..')
         relative = path.relative(fileFolder, symbolLocation).replace(/\.(js|ts)$/, '');
-        importClause = "import #{selection} from './#{relative}';\n"
+        if relative[0] != '.'
+          relative = './' + relative
+        importClause = "import #{selection} from '#{relative}';\n"
         @addImportStatement(importClause)
 #        editor.insertText(selection + "\nimport #{selection} from './#{relative}'")
       else