diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index b0b9d08bde..bc7d8c524c 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ export default class Nuxt extends Tapable {
   }
 
   resolvePath (path) {
+    // Try to resolve using NPM resolve path first
+    // Fixes problems with scopped modules
+    try {
+      let resolvedPath = require.resolve(path)
+      return resolvedPath
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Just continue
+    }
+
     // Shorthand to resolve from project srcDir
     if (path.indexOf('@') === 0 || path.indexOf('~') === 0) {
       if (path.indexOf('~') === 0) {