diff --git a/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts b/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
index b4c3ecc9ad..278264d132 100644
--- a/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
+++ b/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export class CircomPluginClient extends PluginClient {
       includes.map(async (include) => {
         // fix for endless recursive includes
         let dependencyContent = ''
-        let path = include
+        let path = include.replace(/(\.\.\/)+/g, '')
         // @ts-ignore
         const pathExists = await this.call('fileManager', 'exists', path)