diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7091cde..0b883ab 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ var stylesRegex = /styleUrls:(\s*\[[^\]]*?\])/g;
 var stringRegex = /(['"])((?:[^\\]\\\1|.)*?)\1/g;
 
 function replaceStringsWithRequires(string) {
-  return string.replace(stringRegex, "require('$2')");
+  return string.replace(stringRegex, function (match, quote, url) {
+    if (url.charAt(0) !== ".") {
+      url = "./" + url;
+    }
+    return "require('" + url + "')";
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = function(source) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index.js b/test/fixtures/index.js
index 852d6cf..654d8e6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 var sampleAngular2ComponentSimpleFixture = require('./sample_angular2_component_file_string_simple.js');
 var componentWithQuoteInUrls = require('./component_with_quote_in_urls.js');
 var componentWithMultipleStyles = require('./component_with_multiple_styles.js');
+var componentWithoutRelPeriodSlash = require('./component_without_relative_period_slash.js');
 
 exports.simpleAngular2TestComponentFileStringSimple = sampleAngular2ComponentSimpleFixture;
 exports.componentWithQuoteInUrls = componentWithQuoteInUrls;
 exports.componentWithMultipleStyles = componentWithMultipleStyles;
+exports.componentWithoutRelPeriodSlash = componentWithoutRelPeriodSlash;
 
diff --git a/test/loader.spec.js b/test/loader.spec.js
index 66b0004..4b83ce7 100644
--- a/test/loader.spec.js
+++ b/test/loader.spec.js
@@ -78,5 +78,22 @@ describe("loader", function() {
       .eql(`template: require('./index/app.html')`);
   });
 
+  it("Should handle the absense of proper relative path notation", function() {
+    loader.call({}, fixtures.componentWithoutRelPeriodSlash)
+      .should
+      .be
+      .eql(`
+  import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'test-component',
+    template: require('./file.html'),
+    styles: [require('./styles.css')]
+  })
+  export class TestComponent {}
+`
+      );
+  });
+
 
 });