diff --git a/resources/resource_transformers/js/build.go b/resources/resource_transformers/js/build.go
index bd126efda..bd74c98ed 100644
--- a/resources/resource_transformers/js/build.go
+++ b/resources/resource_transformers/js/build.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func (t *buildTransformation) Transform(ctx *resources.ResourceTransformationCtx
 		return err
 	}
 
-	opts.sourcefile = ctx.SourcePath
-	opts.resolveDir = t.c.rs.WorkingDir
+	opts.sourceDir = filepath.FromSlash(path.Dir(ctx.SourcePath))
+	opts.resolveDir = t.c.rs.WorkingDir // where node_modules gets resolved
 	opts.contents = string(src)
 	opts.mediaType = ctx.InMediaType
 
diff --git a/resources/resource_transformers/js/options.go b/resources/resource_transformers/js/options.go
index 02d8c959c..a199b2c14 100644
--- a/resources/resource_transformers/js/options.go
+++ b/resources/resource_transformers/js/options.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	mediaType  media.Type
 	outDir     string
 	contents   string
-	sourcefile string
+	sourceDir  string
 	resolveDir string
 	tsConfig   string
 }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func createBuildPlugins(c *Client, opts Options) ([]api.Plugin, error) {
 			}
 			relDir = filepath.Dir(rel)
 		} else {
-			relDir = filepath.Dir(opts.sourcefile)
+			relDir = opts.sourceDir
 		}
 
 		// Imports not starting with a "." is assumed to live relative to /assets.