diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
index b3f7927..e3ab999 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl RequireContext {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn std_exists(lua: &Lua, alias: &str) -> LuaResult<bool> {
+    pub(crate) fn std_exists(lua: &Lua, alias: &str) -> LuaResult<bool> {
         let data_ref = lua
             .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
             .ok_or(LuaError::runtime("Couldn't find RequireContextData in app data container, make sure RequireStorage::init is called on this lua instance"))?;
@@ -38,13 +38,18 @@ impl RequireContext {
         Ok(data_ref.std.contains_key(alias))
     }
 
-    pub fn require_std(lua: &Lua, require_alias: RequireAlias) -> LuaResult<LuaMultiValue<'_>> {
+    pub(crate) fn require_std(
+        lua: &Lua,
+        require_alias: RequireAlias,
+    ) -> LuaResult<LuaMultiValue<'_>> {
         let data_ref = lua
             .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
             .ok_or(LuaError::runtime("Couldn't find RequireContextData in app data container, make sure RequireStorage::init is called on this lua instance"))?;
 
         if let Some(cached) = data_ref.std_cache.get(&require_alias) {
-            return cached.into_lua(lua)?.into_lua_multi(lua);
+            let multi_vec = lua.registry_value::<Vec<LuaValue>>(cached)?;
+
+            return Ok(LuaMultiValue::from_vec(multi_vec));
         }
 
         let libraries =
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ impl RequireContext {
         Ok(multi)
     }
 
-    pub async fn require(
+    pub(crate) async fn require(
         lua: &Lua,
         path_rel: PathBuf,
         path_abs: PathBuf,
@@ -105,7 +110,9 @@ impl RequireContext {
             let cache = data_ref.cache.lock().await;
 
             if let Some(cached) = cache.get(&path_abs) {
-                return cached.into_lua(lua).into_lua_multi(lua);
+                let multi_vec = lua.registry_value::<Vec<LuaValue>>(cached)?;
+
+                return Ok(LuaMultiValue::from_vec(multi_vec));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
index 6de386b..7911c3f 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use mlua::prelude::*;
 use path::resolve_path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-mod context;
+pub mod context;
 mod path;
 
 pub async fn lua_require(lua: &Lua, path: String) -> LuaResult<LuaMultiValue> {
diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/path.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/path.rs
index e11b3c7..e889b82 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/path.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/path.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use mlua::prelude::*;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use tokio::fs;
 
 /// tries these alternatives on given path:
@@ -14,20 +14,47 @@ pub async fn resolve_path(path: &Path) -> LuaResult<PathBuf> {
         let path = append_extension(path, ext);
 
         if fs::try_exists(&path).await? {
-            return Ok(path);
+            return Ok(normalize_path(&path));
         };
 
         // try extension on given path's init
         let init_path = append_extension(init_path, ext);
 
         if fs::try_exists(&init_path).await? {
-            return Ok(init_path);
+            return Ok(normalize_path(&init_path));
         };
     }
 
     Err(LuaError::runtime("Could not resolve path"))
 }
 
+pub fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut components = path.components().peekable();
+    let mut ret = if let Some(c @ Component::Prefix(..)) = components.clone().peek() {
+        components.next();
+        PathBuf::from(c.as_os_str())
+    } else {
+        PathBuf::new()
+    };
+
+    for component in components {
+        match component {
+            Component::Prefix(..) => unreachable!(),
+            Component::RootDir => {
+                ret.push(component.as_os_str());
+            }
+            Component::CurDir => {}
+            Component::ParentDir => {
+                ret.pop();
+            }
+            Component::Normal(c) => {
+                ret.push(c);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    ret
+}
+
 fn append_extension(path: impl Into<PathBuf>, ext: &'static str) -> PathBuf {
     let mut new = path.into();
     match new.extension() {
diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/lib.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/lib.rs
index 8de5d4a..f91d9b3 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(clippy::cargo_common_metadata)]
 
+pub use globals::require::context::RequireContext;
+
 use mlua::prelude::*;
 
 mod global;