diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f2d7695..979d5c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "test:multipleTsconfigs": "eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/multipleTsconfigs",
     "test:withJsExtension": "node tests/withJsExtension/test.js && eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/withJsExtension",
     "test:withPaths": "eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/withPaths",
+    "test:withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl": "eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl",
     "test:withQuerystring": "eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/withQuerystring",
     "test:withoutPaths": "eslint --ext ts,tsx tests/withoutPaths",
     "type-coverage": "type-coverage --cache --detail --ignore-catch --strict --update"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fe63fdb..054a1fb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function resolve(
   }
 
   initMappers(options)
-  const mappedPath = getMappedPath(source, file)
+  const mappedPath = getMappedPath(source)
   if (mappedPath) {
     log('matched ts path:', mappedPath)
   }
@@ -153,19 +153,15 @@ function removeJsExtension(id: string) {
 }
 
 let mappersBuildForOptions: TsResolverOptions
-let mappers:
-  | Array<(source: string, file: string) => string | undefined>
-  | undefined
+let mappers: Array<(source: string) => string | undefined> | undefined
 
 /**
  * @param {string} source the module to resolve; i.e './some-module'
  * @param {string} file the importing file's full path; i.e. '/usr/local/bin/file.js'
  * @returns The mapped path of the module or undefined
  */
-function getMappedPath(source: string, file: string) {
-  const paths = mappers!
-    .map(mapper => mapper(source, file))
-    .filter(path => !!path)
+function getMappedPath(source: string) {
+  const paths = mappers!.map(mapper => mapper(source)).filter(path => !!path)
 
   if (paths.length > 1) {
     log('found multiple matching ts paths:', paths)
@@ -230,12 +226,7 @@ function initMappers(options: TsResolverOptions) {
         configLoaderResult.paths,
       )
 
-      return (source: string, file: string) => {
-        // exclude files that are not part of the config base url
-        if (!file.includes(configLoaderResult.absoluteBaseUrl)) {
-          return
-        }
-
+      return (source: string) => {
         // look for files based on setup tsconfig "paths"
         return matchPath(
           source,
diff --git a/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/.eslintrc.js b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc90fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('../baseEslintConfig')(__dirname)
diff --git a/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/other/bar.ts b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/other/bar.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..827b976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/other/bar.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// import using tsconfig.json `baseUrl`
+import 'foo'
diff --git a/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/root/foo.ts b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/root/foo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2589e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/root/foo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// import using tsconfig.json path mapping
+import 'other/bar'
diff --git a/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/tsconfig.json b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c01a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withPathsAndNestedBaseUrl/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "baseUrl": "root/",
+    "paths": {
+      "other/*": ["../other/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "files": ["root/foo.ts", "other/bar.ts"]
+}