diff --git a/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/analyzers/helpers/from-import-to-export-perspective.js b/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/analyzers/helpers/from-import-to-export-perspective.js
index 0cea11874..deb0a6947 100644
--- a/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/analyzers/helpers/from-import-to-export-perspective.js
+++ b/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/analyzers/helpers/from-import-to-export-perspective.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import path from 'path';
 import { isRelativeSourcePath } from '../../utils/relative-source-path.js';
 import { LogService } from '../../core/LogService.js';
 import { resolveImportPath } from '../../utils/resolve-import-path.js';
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ export async function fromImportToExportPerspective({ importee, importer, import
     return null;
   }
 
-  const absolutePath = await resolveImportPath(importee, importer);
+  const absolutePath = await resolveImportPath(importee, importer, {
+    modulePaths: [path.resolve(importeeProjectPath, '..')],
+  });
+
   if (!absolutePath) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/utils/resolve-import-path.js b/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/utils/resolve-import-path.js
index ab092c20a..b20c4d514 100644
--- a/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/utils/resolve-import-path.js
+++ b/packages-node/providence-analytics/src/program/utils/resolve-import-path.js
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ const fakePluginContext = {
  * name without an extension.
  * @param {SpecifierSource} importee source like '@lion/core' or '../helpers/index.js'
  * @param {PathFromSystemRoot} importer importing file, like '/my/project/importing-file.js'
- * @param {{customResolveOptions?: {preserveSymlinks:boolean}}} [opts] nodeResolve options
+ * @param {{customResolveOptions?: {preserveSymlinks:boolean}; modulePaths?: string[]}} [opts] nodeResolve options
  * @returns {Promise<PathFromSystemRoot|null|'[node-builtin]'>} the resolved file system path, like '/my/project/node_modules/@lion/core/index.js'
  */
-async function resolveImportPathFn(importee, importer, opts) {
+async function resolveImportPathFn(importee, importer, opts = {}) {
   if (isBuiltin(importee)) {
     return '[node-builtin]';
   }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async function resolveImportPathFn(importee, importer, opts) {
     // allow resolving polyfills for nodejs libs
     preferBuiltins: false,
     // extensions: ['.mjs', '.js', '.json', '.node'],
-    ...(opts || {}),
+    ...opts,
   });
 
   const preserveSymlinks =