diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
index 362e9f7cb..796b6a989 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
@@ -1042,10 +1042,7 @@ bool parseState( ParserState& parserState, const Parser& parser ) {
 
                     if (deck_keyword.name() == ParserKeywords::IMPORT::keywordName) {
                         bool formatted = deck_keyword.getRecord(0).getItem(1).get<std::string>(0)[0] == 'F';
-                        auto import_file = Opm::filesystem::path(deck_keyword.getRecord(0).getItem(0).get<std::string>(0));
-
-                        if (import_file.is_relative())
-                            import_file = parserState.rootPath / import_file;
+                        Opm::filesystem::path import_file = parserState.getIncludeFilePath(deck_keyword.getRecord(0).getItem(0).get<std::string>(0));
 
                         ImportContainer import(parser, parserState.deck.getActiveUnitSystem(), import_file.string(), formatted, parserState.deck.size());
                         for (auto kw : import)
diff --git a/tests/parser/ImportTests.cpp b/tests/parser/ImportTests.cpp
index 8d6193d8e..03e0d8773 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ImportTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ImportTests.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ImportDeck) {
     const std::string deck_string = R"(
 RUNSPEC
 
+PATHS
+'IMPPATH' 'import' /
+/
+
 DIMENS
    10 10 10 /
 
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ IMPORT
    'import/GRID' /
 
 IMPORT
-   'import/PROPS' /
+   '$IMPPATH/PROPS' /
 )";
 
     WorkArea work;