diff --git a/http-server/helpers.js b/http-server/helpers.js
index 0a34d2c..1ee4c61 100644
--- a/http-server/helpers.js
+++ b/http-server/helpers.js
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ const renderTemplateWithData = async (path, data) => {
       );
       let $include;
       let $file;
+      const $root = dirname(path);
       do {
         $include = includeMatcher.exec(page);
         if ($include) {
           try {
             $file = $include[1].trim();
-            let $$file = normalize(`${path}/${$file}`);
+            let $$file = normalize(`${$root}/${$file}`);
             $file = readFileSync($$file);
             page = page.replace($include[0], $file);
           } catch (error) {
diff --git a/http-server/package.json b/http-server/package.json
index 23550e5..4c14a54 100644
--- a/http-server/package.json
+++ b/http-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@techiev2/node_http_server",
-  "version": "1.0.17",
+  "version": "1.0.19",
   "description": "A barebones http server abstraction for NodeJS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {