diff --git a/caddyfile/parse.go b/caddyfile/parse.go
index 1c26a97f..abc64e68 100644
--- a/caddyfile/parse.go
+++ b/caddyfile/parse.go
@@ -251,9 +251,10 @@ func (p *parser) doImport() error {
 	if p.definedSnippets != nil && p.definedSnippets[importPattern] != nil {
 		importedTokens = p.definedSnippets[importPattern]
 	} else {
-		// make path relative to Caddyfile rather than current working directory (issue #867)
-		// and then use glob to get list of matching filenames
-		absFile, err := filepath.Abs(p.Dispenser.filename)
+		// make path relative to the file of the _token_ being processed rather
+		// than current working directory (issue #867) and then use glob to get
+		// list of matching filenames
+		absFile, err := filepath.Abs(p.Dispenser.File())
 		if err != nil {
 			return p.Errf("Failed to get absolute path of file: %s: %v", p.Dispenser.filename, err)
 		}
@@ -290,30 +291,6 @@ func (p *parser) doImport() error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			var importLine int
-			for i, token := range newTokens {
-				if token.Text == "import" {
-					importLine = token.Line
-					continue
-				}
-				if token.Line == importLine {
-					var abs string
-					if filepath.IsAbs(token.Text) {
-						abs = token.Text
-					} else if !filepath.IsAbs(importFile) {
-						abs = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(absFile), token.Text)
-					} else {
-						abs = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(importFile), token.Text)
-					}
-					newTokens[i] = Token{
-						Text: abs,
-						Line: token.Line,
-						File: token.File,
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
 			importedTokens = append(importedTokens, newTokens...)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/caddyfile/parse_test.go b/caddyfile/parse_test.go
index 72994ced..b81b4b32 100644
--- a/caddyfile/parse_test.go
+++ b/caddyfile/parse_test.go
@@ -527,15 +527,15 @@ func testParser(input string) parser {
 }
 
 func TestSnippets(t *testing.T) {
-	p := testParser(`(common) {
-					gzip foo
-					errors stderr
-					
-				}	
-				http://example.com {
-					import common
-				}
-			`)
+	p := testParser(`
+		(common) {
+			gzip foo
+			errors stderr
+		}
+		http://example.com {
+			import common
+		}
+	`)
 	blocks, err := p.parseAll()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -561,3 +561,83 @@ func TestSnippets(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func writeStringToTempFileOrDie(t *testing.T, str string) (pathToFile string) {
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", t.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err) // get a stack trace so we know where this was called from.
+	}
+	if _, err := file.WriteString(str); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return file.Name()
+}
+
+func TestImportedFilesIgnoreNonDirectiveImportTokens(t *testing.T) {
+	fileName := writeStringToTempFileOrDie(t, `
+		http://example.com {
+			# This isn't an import directive, it's just an arg with value 'import'
+			basicauth / import password
+		}
+	`)
+	// Parse the root file that imports the other one.
+	p := testParser(`import ` + fileName)
+	blocks, err := p.parseAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, b := range blocks {
+		t.Log(b.Keys)
+		t.Log(b.Tokens)
+	}
+	auth := blocks[0].Tokens["basicauth"]
+	line := auth[0].Text + " " + auth[1].Text + " " + auth[2].Text + " " + auth[3].Text
+	if line != "basicauth / import password" {
+		// Previously, it would be changed to:
+		//   basicauth / import /path/to/test/dir/password
+		// referencing a file that (probably) doesn't exist and changing the
+		// password!
+		t.Errorf("Expected basicauth tokens to be 'basicauth / import password' but got %#q", line)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSnippetAcrossMultipleFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	// Make the derived Caddyfile that expects (common) to be defined.
+	fileName := writeStringToTempFileOrDie(t, `
+		http://example.com {
+			import common
+		}
+	`)
+
+	// Parse the root file that defines (common) and then imports the other one.
+	p := testParser(`
+		(common) {
+			gzip foo
+		}
+		import ` + fileName + `
+	`)
+
+	blocks, err := p.parseAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, b := range blocks {
+		t.Log(b.Keys)
+		t.Log(b.Tokens)
+	}
+	if len(blocks) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expect exactly one server block. Got %d.", len(blocks))
+	}
+	if actual, expected := blocks[0].Keys[0], "http://example.com"; expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("Expected server name to be '%s' but was '%s'", expected, actual)
+	}
+	if len(blocks[0].Tokens) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Server block should have tokens from import")
+	}
+	if actual, expected := blocks[0].Tokens["gzip"][0].Text, "gzip"; expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("Expected argument to be '%s' but was '%s'", expected, actual)
+	}
+}