diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ac91756fd..63a53bec6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # changelog
 
 ## 2.5.4
+* `FIX` [#847](https://github.com/sumneko/lua-language-server/issues/847)
 * `FIX` [#848](https://github.com/sumneko/lua-language-server/issues/848)
 * `FIX` completion: incorrect cache
 * `FIX` hover: always view string
diff --git a/script/workspace/require-path.lua b/script/workspace/require-path.lua
index 52151dba1..0fec6cc91 100644
--- a/script/workspace/require-path.lua
+++ b/script/workspace/require-path.lua
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ function m.getVisiblePath(path)
                 pos = currentPath:match('[/\\]+()', pos)
                 if platform.OS == 'Windows' then
                     searcher = searcher :gsub('[/\\]+', '\\')
-                                        :gsub('^[/\\]+', '')
                 else
                     searcher = searcher :gsub('[/\\]+', '/')
-                                        :gsub('^[/\\]+', '')
                 end
                 local expect = getOnePath(cutedPath, searcher)
                 if expect then
diff --git a/test/crossfile/definition.lua b/test/crossfile/definition.lua
index f44633e11..aa971f3e1 100644
--- a/test/crossfile/definition.lua
+++ b/test/crossfile/definition.lua
@@ -891,25 +891,69 @@ print(t.<?x?>)
     }
 }
 
---config.set('Lua.runtime.path', {
---    '/home/?.lua'
---})
---TEST {
---    {
---        path = '/home/a.lua',
---        content = [[
---return {
---    <!x!> = 1,
---}
---]],
---    },
---    {
---        path = 'b.lua',
---        content = [[
---local t = require 'a'
---print(t.<?x?>)
---        ]]
---    }
---}
+config.set('Lua.runtime.path', {
+    '/home/?.lua'
+})
+TEST {
+    {
+        path = '/home/a.lua',
+        content = [[
+return {
+    <!x!> = 1,
+}
+]],
+    },
+    {
+        path = 'b.lua',
+        content = [[
+local t = require 'a'
+print(t.<?x?>)
+        ]]
+    }
+}
 
+config.set('Lua.runtime.pathStrict', true)
+config.set('Lua.runtime.path', {
+    './?.lua'
+})
+TEST {
+    {
+        path = 'a.lua',
+        content = [[
+return {
+    <!x!> = 1,
+}
+]],
+    },
+    {
+        path = 'b.lua',
+        content = [[
+local t = require 'a'
+print(t.<?x?>)
+        ]]
+    }
+}
+
+config.set('Lua.runtime.path', {
+    '/home/?.lua'
+})
+TEST {
+    {
+        path = '/home/a.lua',
+        content = [[
+return {
+    <!x!> = 1,
+}
+]],
+    },
+    {
+        path = 'b.lua',
+        content = [[
+local t = require 'a'
+print(t.<?x?>)
+        ]]
+    }
+}
+
+config.set('Lua.runtime.pathStrict', false)
 config.set('Lua.runtime.path', originRuntimePath)