diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb87ea1..6b87a96 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "icss-replace-symbols": "1.0.2",
     "postcss": "5.0.10",
-    "postcss-modules-values": "1.1.1",
     "postcss-modules-extract-imports": "1.0.0",
     "postcss-modules-local-by-default": "1.0.1",
-    "postcss-modules-scope": "1.0.0"
+    "postcss-modules-scope": "1.0.0",
+    "postcss-modules-values": "1.1.1",
+    "resolve": "^1.1.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "5.8.29",
diff --git a/src/file-system-loader.js b/src/file-system-loader.js
index 2a3f47d..402828f 100644
--- a/src/file-system-loader.js
+++ b/src/file-system-loader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Core from './index.js'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
+import nodeResolve from 'resolve'
 
 // Sorts dependencies in the following way:
 // AAA comes before AA and A
@@ -34,12 +35,15 @@ export default class FileSystemLoader {
     return new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
       let relativeDir = path.dirname( relativeTo ),
         rootRelativePath = path.resolve( relativeDir, newPath ),
-        fileRelativePath = path.resolve( path.join( this.root, relativeDir ), newPath )
+        rootRelativeDir = path.join( this.root, relativeDir ),
+        fileRelativePath = path.resolve( rootRelativeDir, newPath )
 
       // if the path is not relative or absolute, try to resolve it in node_modules
       if (newPath[0] !== '.' && newPath[0] !== '/') {
         try {
-          fileRelativePath = require.resolve(newPath);
+          fileRelativePath = nodeResolve.sync(newPath, { basedir: rootRelativeDir });
+          // in this case we need to actualize rootRelativePath too
+          rootRelativePath = path.relative(this.root, fileRelativePath);
         }
         catch (e) {}
       }
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.css b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..397d925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+._compose_local_node_module_node_modules_cool_local_styles_foo__example {
+  color: #F00;
+}
+._compose_local_node_module_source__foo {
+}
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.json b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f4013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "foo": "_compose_local_node_module_source__foo _compose_local_node_module_node_modules_cool_local_styles_foo__example"
+}
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/node_modules/cool-local-styles/foo.css b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/node_modules/cool-local-styles/foo.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65f95db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/node_modules/cool-local-styles/foo.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.example {
+  color: #F00;
+}
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/source.css b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/source.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bca8a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-local-node-module/source.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.foo {
+  composes: example from "cool-local-styles/foo.css";
+}
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.css b/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.css
index 0667b94..f304ae0 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.css
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-._compose_node_module_cool_styles_foo__example {
+._node_modules_cool_styles_foo__example {
   color: #F00;
 }
 ._compose_node_module_source__foo {
diff --git a/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.json b/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.json
index a57448c..ce71efb 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/compose-node-module/expected.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "foo": "_compose_node_module_source__foo _compose_node_module_cool_styles_foo__example"
+  "foo": "_compose_node_module_source__foo _node_modules_cool_styles_foo__example"
 }