diff --git a/nexus_constructor/json/load_from_json.py b/nexus_constructor/json/load_from_json.py
index 56051ef0c..eac380d67 100644
--- a/nexus_constructor/json/load_from_json.py
+++ b/nexus_constructor/json/load_from_json.py
@@ -376,10 +376,16 @@ def _add_transform_and_shape_to_component(self, component, children_dict):
         )
         transformation_reader.add_transformations_to_component()
         self.warnings += transformation_reader.warnings
-        depends_on_path = _find_depends_on_path(children_dict, component.name)
-        if depends_on_path not in DEPENDS_ON_IGNORE:
+        depends_on = _find_depends_on_path(children_dict, component.name)
+        if depends_on not in [".", ""]:
+            if depends_on[0] != "/":
+                if depends_on.split("/")[0].startswith('transform'):
+                    depends_on = depends_on.split("/")[1]
+                depends_on = component.absolute_path + "/transformations/" + depends_on
+
+        if depends_on not in DEPENDS_ON_IGNORE:
             depends_on_id = TransformId(
-                *get_component_and_transform_name(depends_on_path)
+                *get_component_and_transform_name(depends_on)
             )
             self._components_depends_on[component.name] = (component, depends_on_id)
         else:
diff --git a/nexus_constructor/json/transformation_reader.py b/nexus_constructor/json/transformation_reader.py
index 6cf397506..bb7086667 100644
--- a/nexus_constructor/json/transformation_reader.py
+++ b/nexus_constructor/json/transformation_reader.py
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ def _create_transformations(self, json_transformations: list):
             depends_on = _find_attribute_from_list_or_dict(
                 CommonAttrs.DEPENDS_ON, attributes
             )
+            if depends_on not in [".", ""]:
+                if depends_on[0] != "/":
+                    depends_on = self.parent_component.absolute_path + "/transformations/" + depends_on
+
             if module == DATASET:
                 values = self._get_transformation_attribute(
                     CommonKeys.VALUES, config, name
diff --git a/nexus_constructor/link_transformation.py b/nexus_constructor/link_transformation.py
index a1f7361f6..807fc2446 100644
--- a/nexus_constructor/link_transformation.py
+++ b/nexus_constructor/link_transformation.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class LinkTransformation:
     """
     Used for keeping track of links (depends_on) to transformations outside the
     current component and for keeping track of the parent transformation list
-    Not a "link" in the NeXus/HDF5 sense
+    Not a "link" in the NeXus/HDF5 sense so the name should be changed
     """
 
     def __init__(self, parent: TransformationsList):