diff --git a/codegen/config/binder.go b/codegen/config/binder.go
index 15e456c52e1..0c8c7d614c2 100644
--- a/codegen/config/binder.go
+++ b/codegen/config/binder.go
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/token"
 	"go/types"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/templates"
-
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/internal/code"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/vektah/gqlparser/ast"
@@ -29,6 +26,14 @@ func (c *Config) NewBinder(s *ast.Schema) (*Binder, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	for _, p := range pkgs {
+		for _, e := range p.Errors {
+			if e.Kind == packages.ListError {
+				return nil, p.Errors[0]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &Binder{
 		pkgs:   pkgs,
 		schema: s,
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ func (b *Binder) FindType(pkgName string, typeName string) (types.Type, error) {
 
 func (b *Binder) getPkg(find string) *packages.Package {
 	for _, p := range b.pkgs {
-		if normalizeVendor(find) == normalizeVendor(p.PkgPath) {
+		if code.NormalizeVendor(find) == code.NormalizeVendor(p.PkgPath) {
 			return p
 		}
 	}
@@ -162,15 +167,6 @@ func (b *Binder) PointerTo(ref *TypeReference) *TypeReference {
 	return newRef
 }
 
-var modsRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\*|\[\])*`)
-
-func normalizeVendor(pkg string) string {
-	modifiers := modsRegex.FindAllString(pkg, 1)[0]
-	pkg = strings.TrimPrefix(pkg, modifiers)
-	parts := strings.Split(pkg, "/vendor/")
-	return modifiers + parts[len(parts)-1]
-}
-
 // TypeReference is used by args and field types. The Definition can refer to both input and output types.
 type TypeReference struct {
 	Definition  *ast.Definition
diff --git a/codegen/config/config.go b/codegen/config/config.go
index 1638239d003..5bdc5063d55 100644
--- a/codegen/config/config.go
+++ b/codegen/config/config.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (tm TypeMap) ReferencedPackages() []string {
 			if pkg == "" || inStrSlice(pkgs, pkg) {
 				continue
 			}
-			pkgs = append(pkgs, pkg)
+			pkgs = append(pkgs, code.QualifyPackagePath(pkg))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/code/imports.go b/internal/code/imports.go
index 27343212799..ecfe9dbc9f4 100644
--- a/internal/code/imports.go
+++ b/internal/code/imports.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func NameForPackage(importPath string) string {
 	if v, ok := nameForPackageCache.Load(importPath); ok {
 		return v.(string)
 	}
+	importPath = QualifyPackagePath(importPath)
 	p, _ := packages.Load(nil, importPath)
 
 	if len(p) != 1 || p[0].Name == "" {
diff --git a/internal/code/util.go b/internal/code/util.go
index 6e06e4cc187..2be83a23cea 100644
--- a/internal/code/util.go
+++ b/internal/code/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package code
 
 import (
+	"go/build"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -13,11 +15,15 @@ func PkgAndType(name string) (string, string) {
 		return "", name
 	}
 
-	return NormalizeVendor(strings.Join(parts[:len(parts)-1], ".")), parts[len(parts)-1]
+	return strings.Join(parts[:len(parts)-1], "."), parts[len(parts)-1]
 }
 
 var modsRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\*|\[\])*`)
 
+// NormalizeVendor takes a qualified package path and turns it into normal one.
+// eg .
+// github.com/foo/vendor/github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql becomes
+// github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql
 func NormalizeVendor(pkg string) string {
 	modifiers := modsRegex.FindAllString(pkg, 1)[0]
 	pkg = strings.TrimPrefix(pkg, modifiers)
@@ -25,6 +31,24 @@ func NormalizeVendor(pkg string) string {
 	return modifiers + parts[len(parts)-1]
 }
 
+// QualifyPackagePath takes an import and fully qualifies it with a vendor dir, if one is required.
+// eg .
+// github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql becomes
+// github.com/foo/vendor/github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql
+//
+// x/tools/packages only supports 'qualified package paths' so this will need to be done prior to calling it
+// See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30289
+func QualifyPackagePath(importPath string) string {
+	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+
+	pkg, err := build.Import(importPath, wd, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return importPath
+	}
+
+	return pkg.ImportPath
+}
+
 var invalidPackageNameChar = regexp.MustCompile(`[^\w]`)
 
 func SanitizePackageName(pkg string) string {