diff --git a/doc/src/start/examples/scripts.md b/doc/src/start/examples/scripts.md
index d748d8a0..f3167a93 100644
--- a/doc/src/start/examples/scripts.md
+++ b/doc/src/start/examples/scripts.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ There are also a number of examples scripts that showcase Rhai's features, all i
 | [`function_decl3.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/function_decl3.rhai) | a [function] with many parameters                                                           |
 | [`if1.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/if1.rhai)                       | [`if`]({{rootUrl}}/language/if.md) example                                                  |
 | [`loop.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/loop.rhai)                     | count-down [`loop`]({{rootUrl}}/language/loop.md) in Rhai, emulating a `do` .. `while` loop |
+| [`module.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/module.rhai)                 | import a script file as a module                                                            |
 | [`oop.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/oop.rhai)                       | simulate [object-oriented programming (OOP)][OOP] with [closures]                           |
 | [`op1.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/op1.rhai)                       | just simple addition                                                                        |
 | [`op2.rhai`]({{repoTree}}/scripts/op2.rhai)                       | simple addition and multiplication                                                          |
diff --git a/scripts/module.rhai b/scripts/module.rhai
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ad387c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/module.rhai
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import "scripts/loop";
+
+print("Module test!");
diff --git a/src/module/resolvers/file.rs b/src/module/resolvers/file.rs
index 77756247..a76f26d0 100644
--- a/src/module/resolvers/file.rs
+++ b/src/module/resolvers/file.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use crate::module::{Module, ModuleResolver};
 use crate::result::EvalAltResult;
 use crate::token::Position;
 
-use crate::stdlib::{boxed::Box, collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, string::String};
+use crate::stdlib::{
+    boxed::Box, collections::HashMap, io::Error as IoError, path::PathBuf, string::String,
+};
 
 /// Module resolution service that loads module script files from the file system.
 ///
@@ -135,34 +137,42 @@ impl ModuleResolver for FileModuleResolver {
         let scope = Default::default();
 
         // See if it is cached
-        let mut module = None;
+        let mut module: Option<Shared<Module>> = None;
 
-        let module_ref = {
+        let mut module_ref = {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "sync"))]
             let c = self.cache.borrow();
             #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
             let c = self.cache.read().unwrap();
 
             if let Some(module) = c.get(&file_path) {
-                module.clone()
+                Some(module.clone())
             } else {
-                // Load the file and compile it if not found
-                let ast = engine.compile_file(file_path.clone()).map_err(|err| {
-                    Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorInModule(path.to_string(), err, pos))
-                })?;
-
-                let mut m = Module::eval_ast_as_new(scope, &ast, engine).map_err(|err| {
-                    Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorInModule(path.to_string(), err, pos))
-                })?;
-
-                m.build_index();
-
-                let m: Shared<Module> = m.into();
-                module = Some(m.clone());
-                m
+                None
             }
         };
 
+        if module_ref.is_none() {
+            // Load the script file and compile it
+            let ast = engine
+                .compile_file(file_path.clone())
+                .map_err(|err| match *err {
+                    EvalAltResult::ErrorSystem(_, err) if err.is::<IoError>() => {
+                        Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorModuleNotFound(path.to_string(), pos))
+                    }
+                    _ => Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorInModule(path.to_string(), err, pos)),
+                })?;
+
+            let mut m = Module::eval_ast_as_new(scope, &ast, engine).map_err(|err| {
+                Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorInModule(path.to_string(), err, pos))
+            })?;
+
+            m.build_index();
+
+            module = Some(m.into());
+            module_ref = module.clone();
+        };
+
         if let Some(module) = module {
             // Put it into the cache
             #[cfg(not(feature = "sync"))]
@@ -171,6 +181,6 @@ impl ModuleResolver for FileModuleResolver {
             self.cache.write().unwrap().insert(file_path, module);
         }
 
-        Ok(module_ref)
+        Ok(module_ref.unwrap())
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules.rs b/tests/modules.rs
index ab51f4e4..97496881 100644
--- a/tests/modules.rs
+++ b/tests/modules.rs
@@ -432,3 +432,16 @@ fn test_module_ast_namespace2() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_module_file() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
+    let engine = Engine::new();
+    let ast = engine.compile(
+        r#"
+            import "scripts/module";
+            print("top");
+        "#,
+    )?;
+    Module::eval_ast_as_new(Default::default(), &ast, &engine)?;
+    Ok(())
+}