diff --git a/lib/Minify/ScssCssSource.php b/lib/Minify/ScssCssSource.php
index cf40bc1..7da4a23 100644
--- a/lib/Minify/ScssCssSource.php
+++ b/lib/Minify/ScssCssSource.php
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ class Minify_ScssCssSource extends Minify_Source {
     {
         $start = microtime(true);
         $scss = new Compiler();
-        $css = $scss->compile(file_get_contents($filename), $filename);
+
+	    // set import path directory the input filename resides
+	    // otherwise @import statements will not find the files
+        // and will treat the @import line as css import
+	    $scss->setImportPaths(dirname($filename));
+
+	    $css = $scss->compile(file_get_contents($filename), $filename);
         $elapsed = round((microtime(true) - $start), 4);
 
         $v = Version::VERSION;