diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/doc_test.go b/gnovm/cmd/gno/doc_test.go
index 513862ad2dc..e0140c131d7 100644
--- a/gnovm/cmd/gno/doc_test.go
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/doc_test.go
@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
 
-func TestGnoDoc(t *testing.T) {
-	tc := []testMainCase{
-		{
-			args:                []string{"doc", "io.Writer"},
-			stdoutShouldContain: "Writer is the interface that wraps",
-		},
-		{
-			args:                []string{"doc", "avl"},
-			stdoutShouldContain: "func NewTree",
-		},
-		{
-			args:                []string{"doc", "-u", "avl.Node"},
-			stdoutShouldContain: "node *Node",
-		},
-		{
-			args:             []string{"doc", "dkfdkfkdfjkdfj"},
-			errShouldContain: "package not found",
-		},
-		{
-			args:             []string{"doc", "There.Are.Too.Many.Dots"},
-			errShouldContain: "invalid arguments",
-		},
-	}
-	testMainCaseRun(t, tc)
+	"github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal/testscript"
+)
+
+func TestDoc(t *testing.T) {
+	testscript.Run(t, setupTestScript(t, "testdata/gno_doc"))
 }
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/invalid_args.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/invalid_args.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02814b36ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/invalid_args.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Test with an invalid syntax for gno doc
+
+! gno doc There.Are.Too.Many.Dots
+
+! stdout .+
+stderr 'invalid arguments'
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/mod_order.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/mod_order.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12e2d61d4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/mod_order.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Ensure that imported gno.mods are processed after a first run through modDirs
+# Underlying cause of https://github.com/gnolang/gno/pull/1301
+
+env GNOROOT=${WORK}
+env GNO_HOME=${WORK}/home
+
+gno doc pkg1
+
+stdout Pkg1\(\)
+! stderr .+
+
+gno doc pkg2
+
+stdout Pkg2\(\)
+! stderr .+
+
+gno doc pkg3
+
+stdout Pkg3\(\)
+! stderr .+
+
+-- gnovm/stdlibs/pkg1/hello.gno --
+package pkg1
+
+func Pkg1() {}
+
+-- examples/pkg2/gno.mod --
+module pkg2
+
+require (
+	pkg3 v0.0.0-latest
+)
+
+-- examples/pkg2/pkg2.gno --
+package pkg2
+
+func Pkg2() {}
+
+-- examples/pkg3/gno.mod --
+module pkg3
+
+-- examples/pkg3/pkg3.gno --
+package pkg3
+
+func Pkg3() {}
+
+-- home/pkg/mod/pkg3/gno.mod --
+module pkg3
+
+-- home/pkg/mod/pkg3/pkg3.gno --
+package pkg3
+
+func Pkg3Mod() {}
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bc0a814a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Test getting documentation for package avl
+
+gno doc avl
+
+stdout 'func NewTree'
+! stderr .+
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl_unexp.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl_unexp.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..567f39cd84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_avl_unexp.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Test getting an unexported struct field from avl
+
+gno doc -u avl.Tree
+
+stdout 'node \*Node'
+! stderr .+
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_io_writer.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_io_writer.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75d6a7a385a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/ok_io_writer.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Gno doc on a standard library function
+
+gno doc io.Writer
+
+stdout 'Writer is the interface that wraps'
+! stderr .+
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/package_not_found.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/package_not_found.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72f584dff32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/gno_doc/package_not_found.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# query an invalid package
+
+! gno doc ajfdhalksdsadkj
+
+! stdout .+
+stderr 'package not found'
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go b/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
index 21216828ce4..02fd2ca8136 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
@@ -43,28 +43,48 @@ func newDirs(dirs []string, modDirs []string) *bfsDirs {
 		scan: make(chan bfsDir),
 	}
 
+	// to perform de-duplication.
+	added := make(map[bfsDir]struct{}, 256)
+
 	roots := make([]bfsDir, 0, len(dirs)+len(modDirs))
 	for _, dir := range dirs {
-		roots = append(roots, bfsDir{
+		d := bfsDir{
 			dir:        dir,
 			importPath: "",
-		})
+		}
+		if _, ok := added[d]; !ok {
+			roots = append(roots, d)
+			added[d] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
+	// enforce putting first "explicit" dirs, then dirs imported through gno.mod.
+	var modDirRoots []bfsDir
+
 	for _, mdir := range modDirs {
 		gm, err := parseGnoMod(filepath.Join(mdir, "gno.mod"))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("%v", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		roots = append(roots, bfsDir{
+		d := bfsDir{
 			dir:        mdir,
 			importPath: gm.Module.Mod.Path,
-		})
-		roots = append(roots, getGnoModDirs(gm)...)
+		}
+		if _, ok := added[d]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		roots = append(roots, d)
+		added[d] = struct{}{}
+		for _, rt := range getGnoModDirs(gm) {
+			if _, ok := added[rt]; !ok {
+				modDirRoots = append(modDirRoots, rt)
+				added[rt] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	go d.walk(roots)
+	go d.walk(append(roots, modDirRoots...))
 	return d
 }