diff --git a/getgauge/impl_loader.py b/getgauge/impl_loader.py
index 30f39bb..07b04cf 100644
--- a/getgauge/impl_loader.py
+++ b/getgauge/impl_loader.py
@@ -91,17 +91,20 @@ def _import_file(base_dir, file_path):
                 file = inspect.getfile(c[1])
                 # Create instance of step implementation class.
                 if _has_methods_with_gauge_decoratores(c[1]):
-                    update_step_resgistry_with_class(c[1](), file_path) # c[1]() will create a new instance of the class
+                    update_step_registry_with_class(c[1](), file_path) # c[1]() will create a new instance of the class
     except:
         logger.fatal('Exception occurred while loading step implementations from file: {}.\n{}'.format(rel_path, traceback.format_exc()))
 
 # Inject instace in each class method (hook/step)
-def update_step_resgistry_with_class(instance, file_path):
-    for info in registry.get_all_methods_in(file_path):
+def update_step_registry_with_class(instance, file_path):
+    # Resolve the absolute path from relative path
+    file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path) if '..' in file_path else file_path
+    method_list = registry.get_all_methods_in(file_path)
+    for info in method_list:
         class_methods = [x[0] for x in inspect.getmembers(instance, inspect.ismethod)]
         if info.impl.__name__ in class_methods:
             info.instance = instance
-
+    return method_list
 
 def _get_version():
     json_data = open(PLUGIN_JSON).read()
diff --git a/python.json b/python.json
index b42e11f..7d143cc 100644
--- a/python.json
+++ b/python.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "python",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "description": "Python support for gauge",
   "run": {
     "windows": [
diff --git a/test_relative_import/__init__.py b/test_relative_import/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test_relative_import/relative_import_class.py b/test_relative_import/relative_import_class.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35662f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_relative_import/relative_import_class.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from getgauge.python import step, Messages
+
+
+class BaseSample:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+class Sample(BaseSample):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    # Gauge step implementation in a class
+    @step('Greet <name> from inside the class')
+    def greetings_from_class(self, name):
+        Messages.write_message("Hello from inside the class, {0}".format(name))
+
+
+# Gauge step implementation outside class
+@step('Greet <name> from outside the class')
+def greetings_from_outside_the_class(name):
+    Messages.write_message("Hello from outside the class, {0}".format(name))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_impl_loader.py b/tests/test_impl_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d82d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_impl_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+
+from test_relative_import.relative_import_class import Sample
+from getgauge.impl_loader import update_step_registry_with_class
+
+
+class ImplLoaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.relative_file_path = os.path.join('..', 'test_relative_import', 'relative_import_class.py')
+
+    def test_update_step_resgistry_with_class(self):
+        curr_dir = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir('tests')
+        method_list = update_step_registry_with_class(Sample(), self.relative_file_path)
+        os.chdir(curr_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(["Greet <name> from inside the class", 
+                          "Greet <name> from outside the class"], 
+                          [method.step_text for method in method_list])
+
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()