diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bbb880e0..25a6e3885 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- [`order`]: Fix interpreting some external modules being interpreted as internal modules ([#793], [#794] thanks [@ephys])
 
 ## [2.7.0] - 2017-07-06
 ### Changed
@@ -418,9 +420,9 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [`no-unassigned-import`]: ./docs/rules/no-unassigned-import.md
 [`unambiguous`]: ./docs/rules/unambiguous.md
 [`no-anonymous-default-export`]: ./docs/rules/no-anonymous-default-export.md
-
 [`memo-parser`]: ./memo-parser/README.md
 
+[#794]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/794
 [#843]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/843
 [#871]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/871
 [#742]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/742
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#157]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/157
 [#314]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/314
 
+[#793]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/793
 [#863]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/863
 [#839]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/839
 [#686]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/686
@@ -633,3 +636,4 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [@eelyafi]: https://github.com/eelyafi
 [@mastilver]: https://github.com/mastilver
 [@jseminck]: https://github.com/jseminck
+[@ephys]: https://github.com/ephys
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c62fbcfe7..c132f27dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "eslint-import-resolver-node": "file:./resolvers/node",
     "eslint-import-resolver-webpack": "file:./resolvers/webpack",
     "eslint-module-utils": "file:./utils",
+    "eslint-import-test-order-redirect": "file:./tests/files/order-redirect",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.x",
     "gulp": "^3.9.0",
     "gulp-babel": "6.1.2",
diff --git a/src/core/importType.js b/src/core/importType.js
index 905b82613..d6deaa3b6 100644
--- a/src/core/importType.js
+++ b/src/core/importType.js
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ export function isBuiltIn(name, settings) {
 
 function isExternalPath(path, name, settings) {
   const folders = (settings && settings['import/external-module-folders']) || ['node_modules']
-  return !path || folders.some(folder => -1 < path.indexOf(join(folder, name)))
+
+  // extract the part before the first / (redux-saga/effects => redux-saga)
+  const packageName = name.match(/([^/]+)/)[0]
+
+  return !path || folders.some(folder => -1 < path.indexOf(join(folder, packageName)))
 }
 
 const externalModuleRegExp = /^\w/
diff --git a/tests/files/order-redirect/module/package.json b/tests/files/order-redirect/module/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c4325e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/order-redirect/module/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "order-redirect-module",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "../other-module/file.js"
+}
diff --git a/tests/files/order-redirect/other-module/file.js b/tests/files/order-redirect/other-module/file.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/files/order-redirect/package.json b/tests/files/order-redirect/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1605a2203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/order-redirect/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "eslint-import-test-order-redirect",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/order.js b/tests/src/rules/order.js
index c87508573..13e8008c5 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/order.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/order.js
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         import sibling, {foo3} from './foo';
         import index from './';`,
       }),
+    // Importing a package which contains nothing but a package.json which resolves elsewhere
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import reduxSagaEffects from 'eslint-import-test-order-redirect/module';
+        import relParent1 from '../foo';`,
+    }),
     // Multiple module of the same rank next to each other
     test({
       code: `