diff --git a/yazi-binding/src/runtime.rs b/yazi-binding/src/runtime.rs
index 7e4f4d4c..b1493bca 100644
--- a/yazi-binding/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/yazi-binding/src/runtime.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ impl Runtime {
 		self.frames.back().map(|f| f.id.as_str()).context("No current runtime frame")
 	}
 
+	pub fn current_module(&self) -> Result<&str> {
+		let s = self.current()?;
+		Ok(s.split('.').next().unwrap_or(s))
+	}
+
 	pub fn current_owned(&self) -> Result<String> { self.current().map(ToOwned::to_owned) }
 
 	pub fn get_block(&self, id: &str, calls: usize) -> Option<Function> {
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/app/plugin.rs b/yazi-core/src/app/plugin.rs
index 505db625..900186f3 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/app/plugin.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/app/plugin.rs
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ impl PluginOpt {
 
 	fn normalize_id(s: SStr) -> SStr {
 		match s {
-			Cow::Borrowed(s) => s.trim_end_matches(".main").into(),
+			Cow::Borrowed(s) => s.strip_suffix(".main").unwrap_or(s).into(),
 			Cow::Owned(mut s) => {
-				s.truncate(s.trim_end_matches(".main").len());
+				s.truncate(s.strip_suffix(".main").unwrap_or(&s).len());
 				s.into()
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/yazi-runner/src/loader/loader.rs b/yazi-runner/src/loader/loader.rs
index 9a07bbf1..d5c99e18 100644
--- a/yazi-runner/src/loader/loader.rs
+++ b/yazi-runner/src/loader/loader.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Loader {
 	where
 		F: FnOnce(&Chunk) -> T,
 	{
-		let (id, plugin, entry) = Self::normalize_id(id)?;
+		let (id, plugin, entry) = Self::explode_id_parts(id)?;
 		if let Some(c) = self.cache.read().get(id) {
 			return Self::compatible_or_error(id, c).map(|_| f(c));
 		}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Loader {
 	}
 
 	pub async fn load(&self, lua: &Lua, id: &str) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
-		let (id, ..) = Self::normalize_id(id)?;
+		let (id, ..) = Self::explode_id_parts(id)?;
 
 		let loaded: Table = lua.globals().raw_get::<Table>("package")?.raw_get("loaded")?;
 		if let Ok(t) = loaded.raw_get(id) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Loader {
 	}
 
 	async fn load_new(&self, lua: &Lua, id: &str) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
-		let (id, ..) = Self::normalize_id(id)?;
+		let (id, ..) = Self::explode_id_parts(id)?;
 
 		let mut mode = ChunkMode::Text;
 		let f = match self.cache.read().get(id) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl Loader {
 	}
 
 	pub fn load_chunk(&self, lua: &Lua, id: &str, chunk: &Chunk) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
-		let (id, ..) = Self::normalize_id(id)?;
+		let (id, ..) = Self::explode_id_parts(id)?;
 
 		let loaded: Table = lua.globals().raw_get::<Table>("package")?.raw_get("loaded")?;
 		if let Ok(t) = loaded.raw_get(id) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl Loader {
 	}
 
 	pub fn try_load(&self, lua: &Lua, id: &str) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
-		let (id, ..) = Self::normalize_id(id)?;
+		let (id, ..) = Self::explode_id_parts(id)?;
 		lua.globals().raw_get::<Table>("package")?.raw_get::<Table>("loaded")?.raw_get(id)
 	}
 
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ impl Loader {
 		);
 	}
 
-	pub fn normalize_id(id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<(&str, &str, &str)> {
-		let id = id.trim_end_matches(".main");
+	fn explode_id_parts(id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<(&str, &str, &str)> {
+		let id = id.strip_suffix(".main").unwrap_or(id);
 		let (plugin, entry) = if let Some((a, b)) = id.split_once(".") { (a, b) } else { (id, "main") };
 
 		ensure!(plugin.as_bytes().kebab_cased(), "Plugin name `{plugin}` must be in kebab-case");
diff --git a/yazi-runner/src/loader/require.rs b/yazi-runner/src/loader/require.rs
index 601c66de..507588fc 100644
--- a/yazi-runner/src/loader/require.rs
+++ b/yazi-runner/src/loader/require.rs
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ impl Require {
 	}
 
 	fn absolute_id<'a>(lua: &Lua, id: &'a str) -> mlua::Result<Cow<'a, str>> {
-		let Some(stripped) = id.strip_prefix('.') else { return Ok(id.into()) };
-
-		let rt = runtime!(lua)?;
-		let cur = rt.current()?;
-		Ok(format!("{}.{stripped}", cur.split('.').next().unwrap_or(cur)).into())
+		Ok(match id.strip_prefix('.') {
+			None => id.strip_suffix(".main").unwrap_or(id).into(),
+			Some("main") => runtime!(lua)?.current_module()?.to_owned().into(),
+			Some(rel) => format!("{}.{rel}", runtime!(lua)?.current_module()?).into(),
+		})
 	}
 }