diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index c7a3396078..95ca4ab4f8 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ QUrl ScriptEngine::resolvePath(const QString& include) const {
     QUrl url(include);
     // first lets check to see if it's already a full URL
     if (!url.scheme().isEmpty()) {
-        return url;
+        return expandScriptUrl(normalizeScriptURL(url));
     }
 
     // we apparently weren't a fully qualified url, so, let's assume we're relative
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ QUrl ScriptEngine::resolvePath(const QString& include) const {
     }
 
     // at this point we should have a legitimate fully qualified URL for our parent
-    url = parentURL.resolved(url);
+    url = expandScriptUrl(normalizeScriptURL(parentURL.resolved(url)));
     return url;
 }