diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 4977237..17aaced 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import * as q from 'q';
 /**
  * defines a LazyModule
  */
+export declare type TLoader = 'npm' | 'systemjs';
 export declare class LazyModule<T> {
     name: string;
     nameIsPath: boolean;
     cwd: string;
     whenLoaded: q.Promise<T>;
+    loader: TLoader;
     private whenLoadedDeferred;
     constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg?: string);
+    setLoader(loaderArg: TLoader): void;
     /**
      * loads the module
      */
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4349f13..9e20e7c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ class Smartsystem {
 }
 // create the internal smartsystem
 let smartsystem = new Smartsystem();
-/**
- * defines a LazyModule
- */
 class LazyModule {
     constructor(nameArg, cwdArg = process.cwd()) {
+        this.loader = 'npm';
         this.name = nameArg;
         this.cwd = cwdArg;
         smartsystem.addLazyModule(this); // add module to smartsystem instance
@@ -32,13 +30,23 @@ class LazyModule {
         this.whenLoadedDeferred = q.defer();
         this.whenLoaded = this.whenLoadedDeferred.promise;
     }
+    setLoader(loaderArg) {
+        this.loader = loaderArg;
+    }
     /**
      * loads the module
      */
     load() {
         let done = q.defer();
         let loadedModule;
-        systemjs.import(this.name).then((m) => {
+        let loadingPath;
+        if (this.loader === 'npm') {
+            loadingPath = require.resolve(this.name);
+        }
+        else {
+            loadingPath = this.name;
+        }
+        systemjs.import(loadingPath).then((m) => {
             loadedModule = m;
             this.whenLoadedDeferred.resolve(loadedModule);
             done.resolve(loadedModule);
@@ -52,4 +60,4 @@ class LazyModule {
     }
 }
 exports.LazyModule = LazyModule;
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diff --git a/test/moduleExample.js b/test/moduleExample.js
index fda737c..9f8efc7 100644
--- a/test/moduleExample.js
+++ b/test/moduleExample.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 "use strict";
 exports.exportedTestBoolean = true;
 console.log('moduleExample loaded successfully');
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diff --git a/test/moduleExample.ts b/test/moduleExample.ts
index cde844d..29b6013 100644
--- a/test/moduleExample.ts
+++ b/test/moduleExample.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export let exportedTestBoolean = true
+import * as q from 'q'
 console.log('moduleExample loaded successfully')
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index b9f4beb..29c8075 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ let smartsystem = new Smartsystem()
 /**
  * defines a LazyModule
  */
+
+export type TLoader = 'npm' | 'systemjs'
+
 export class LazyModule<T> {
     name: string
     nameIsPath: boolean
     cwd: string
     whenLoaded: q.Promise<T>
+    loader: TLoader = 'npm'
     private whenLoadedDeferred: q.Deferred<T>
     constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg: string = process.cwd()) {
         this.name = nameArg
@@ -34,19 +38,29 @@ export class LazyModule<T> {
         smartsystem.addLazyModule(this) // add module to smartsystem instance
         this.nameIsPath = /\.\//.test(this.name) // figure out if name is path
         if (this.nameIsPath) {
-            this.name = path.join(this.cwd,this.name)
+            this.name = path.join(this.cwd, this.name)
         }
         this.whenLoadedDeferred = q.defer<T>()
         this.whenLoaded = this.whenLoadedDeferred.promise
     }
 
+    setLoader(loaderArg: TLoader) {
+        this.loader = loaderArg
+    }
+
     /**
      * loads the module
      */
     load(): q.Promise<T> {
         let done = q.defer<T>()
         let loadedModule: T
-        systemjs.import(this.name).then((m) => {
+        let loadingPath: string
+        if (this.loader === 'npm') {
+            loadingPath = require.resolve(this.name)
+        } else {
+            loadingPath = this.name
+        }
+        systemjs.import(loadingPath).then((m) => {
             loadedModule = m
             this.whenLoadedDeferred.resolve(loadedModule)
             done.resolve(loadedModule)
@@ -58,6 +72,6 @@ export class LazyModule<T> {
      * loads additional lazy modules specified as arguments and returns them in the promise for easy use
      */
     loadAlso(...args: LazyModule<any>[]) {
-        
+
     }
 }
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