diff --git a/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs b/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
index 0c95d80..7f018c6 100644
--- a/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
+++ b/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl RequireContext {
             CWD.join(&rel_path)
         };
 
-        Ok((rel_path, abs_path))
+        Ok((abs_path, rel_path))
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index f4af887..fad6026 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ create_tests! {
     require_nested: "require/tests/nested",
     require_parents: "require/tests/parents",
     require_siblings: "require/tests/siblings",
+    require_state: "require/tests/state",
 
     global_g_table: "globals/_G",
     global_version: "globals/_VERSION",
diff --git a/tests/require/tests/state.luau b/tests/require/tests/state.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1b2b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/require/tests/state.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- the idea of this test is that state_module stores some state in one of its local
+-- variable
+local state_module = require("./state_module")
+
+-- we confirm that without anything happening, the initial value is what we expect
+assert(state_module.state == 10)
+
+-- this second file also requires state_module and calls a function that changes the local
+-- state to 11
+require("./state_second")
+
+-- with correct module caching, we should see the change done in state_secone reflected
+-- here
+assert(state_module.state == 11)
diff --git a/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau b/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b6135e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local M = {}
+
+M.state = 10
+
+function M.set_state(n: number)
+    M.state = n
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/tests/require/tests/state_second.luau b/tests/require/tests/state_second.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ca3a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/require/tests/state_second.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+local state_module = require("./state_module")
+
+state_module.set_state(11)
+
+return {}