diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/compiler/DataSchemaCompiler.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/compiler/DataSchemaCompiler.js
index 1551ee323f652..8382bdba3cf67 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/compiler/DataSchemaCompiler.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/compiler/DataSchemaCompiler.js
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ class DataSchemaCompiler {
           } else {
             const foundFile = self.resolveModuleFile(file, extensionName, toCompile, errorsReport);
             if (!foundFile && this.allowNodeRequire) {
+              if (extensionName.indexOf('.') === 0) {
+                extensionName = path.resolve(this.repository.localPath(), extensionName);
+              }
               // eslint-disable-next-line global-require,import/no-dynamic-require
               return require(extensionName);
             }
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/AsyncModuleTest.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/AsyncModuleTest.js
index 01c3f4477b8fe..9debe6be527d3 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/AsyncModuleTest.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/AsyncModuleTest.js
@@ -62,4 +62,53 @@ describe('AsyncModule', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('import local node module', () => {
+    const { joinGraph, cubeEvaluator, compiler } = prepareCompiler(`
+    import { foo } from '../test/TestHelperForImport.js';
+    
+    cube(foo(), {
+      sql: \`
+      select * from visitors
+      \`,
+
+      measures: {
+        visitor_count: {
+          type: 'count',
+          sql: 'id'
+        },
+        visitor_revenue: {
+          type: 'sum',
+          sql: 'amount'
+        }
+      },
+
+      dimensions: {
+        source: {
+          type: 'string',
+          sql: 'source'
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          type: 'time',
+          sql: 'created_at'
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    `, { allowNodeRequire: true });
+    return compiler.compile().then(() => {
+      const query = new PostgresQuery({ joinGraph, cubeEvaluator, compiler }, {
+        measures: ['bar.visitor_count'],
+        timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
+      });
+
+      console.log(query.buildSqlAndParams());
+      return dbRunner.testQuery(query.buildSqlAndParams()).then(res => {
+        res.should.be.deepEqual(
+          [
+            { "bar__visitor_count": "6" }
+          ]
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/PrepareCompiler.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/PrepareCompiler.js
index 541caf59a2ea5..6cc481a204b30 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/PrepareCompiler.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/PrepareCompiler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const PrepareCompiler = require('../compiler/PrepareCompiler');
 
 exports.prepareCompiler = (content, options) => PrepareCompiler.prepareCompiler({
+  localPath: () => __dirname,
   dataSchemaFiles: () => Promise.resolve([
     { fileName: "main.js", content }
   ])
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/TestHelperForImport.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/TestHelperForImport.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42ebc8e5c78b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/TestHelperForImport.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.foo = () => 'bar';