diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f3f6b8..b450f95 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
             "requires": {
                 "ansi-align": "2.0.0",
                 "camelcase": "4.1.0",
-                "chalk": "2.0.1",
+                "chalk": "2.1.0",
                 "cli-boxes": "1.0.0",
                 "string-width": "2.1.1",
                 "term-size": "1.2.0",
@@ -1473,9 +1473,9 @@
                     "dev": true
                 },
                 "chalk": {
-                    "version": "2.0.1",
-                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-2.0.1.tgz",
-                    "integrity": "sha512-Mp+FXEI+FrwY/XYV45b2YD3E8i3HwnEAoFcM0qlZzq/RZ9RwWitt2Y/c7cqRAz70U7hfekqx6qNYthuKFO6K0g==",
+                    "version": "2.1.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-2.1.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-LUHGS/dge4ujbXMJrnihYMcL4AoOweGnw9Tp3kQuqy1Kx5c1qKjqvMJZ6nVJPMWJtKCTN72ZogH3oeSO9g9rXQ==",
                     "dev": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "ansi-styles": "3.2.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/require.js b/src/utils/require.js
index 427f894..e526c00 100644
--- a/src/utils/require.js
+++ b/src/utils/require.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Options {
     defaults: Models.Defaults;
     constructor(optsObj: Object) {
         this.vueFileRegex = /([\w/.\-@_\d]*\.vue)/igm;
-        this.requireRegex = /(require\(')([\w/.\-@_\d]*\.vue)('\))/igm;
+        this.requireRegex = /(require\(['"])([\w/.\-@_\d]*\.vue)(['"]\))/igm;
         this.appendPaths = optsObj.appendPaths || [];
         this.prependPaths = optsObj.prependPaths || [];
         this.rootPath = optsObj.rootPath || '';
@@ -46,18 +46,30 @@ function getVueObject(componentPath: string, rootPath: string, vueComponentFileM
 }
 
 function replaceRelativePaths(code: string, rootPath: string): string {
-    const parentMatches = code.match(/(require\('\.\.\/)/gm);
-    const currentMatches = code.match(/(require\('\.\/)/gm);
-    if (parentMatches) {
-        for (const match of parentMatches) {
+    const parentMatchesSingle = code.match(/(require\('\.\.\/)/gm);
+    const currentMatchesSingle = code.match(/(require\('\.\/)/gm);
+    const parentMatchesDouble = code.match(/(require\("\.\.\/)/gm);
+    const currentMatchesDouble = code.match(/(require\("\.\/)/gm);
+    if (parentMatchesSingle) {
+        for (const match of parentMatchesSingle) {
             code = code.replace(match, `require('${rootPath}/../`);
         }
     }
-    if (currentMatches) {
-        for (const match of currentMatches) {
+    if (parentMatchesDouble) {
+        for (const match of parentMatchesDouble) {
+            code = code.replace(match, `require("${rootPath}/../`);
+        }
+    }
+    if (currentMatchesSingle) {
+        for (const match of currentMatchesSingle) {
             code = code.replace(match, `require('${rootPath}/./`);
         }
     }
+    if (currentMatchesDouble) {
+        for (const match of currentMatchesDouble) {
+            code = code.replace(match, `require("${rootPath}/./`);
+        }
+    }
 
     return code;
 }
@@ -66,6 +78,7 @@ function replaceRelativePaths(code: string, rootPath: string): string {
 function requireFromString(code: string, filename: string = '', optsObj: Object = {}): Promise < Object > {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const options = new Options(optsObj);
+        let promiseArray = [];
 
         if (typeof code !== 'string') {
             throw new Error('code must be a string, not ' + typeof code);
@@ -75,44 +88,39 @@ function requireFromString(code: string, filename: string = '', optsObj: Object
         var m = new Module(filename, options.rootPath);
         m.filename = filename;
         m.paths = [].concat(options.prependPaths).concat(paths).concat(options.appendPaths);
-        try {
-            m._compile(code, filename);
-            resolve(m.exports.default);
-        } catch (error) {
-            //Check if the error is because the file isn't javascript
-            if (error.message.includes('Unexpected token')) {
-                //find matches for the require paths
-                let vueComponentFileMatches = code.match(options.requireRegex);
-                if (vueComponentFileMatches && vueComponentFileMatches.length > 0) {
-                    //iterate through the matches
-                    for (var index = 0; index < vueComponentFileMatches.length; index++) {
-                        var vueComponentFileMatch = vueComponentFileMatches[index];
-                        //get the file out of the require string
-                        //this is because its easier to do string replace later
-                        const vueComponentFile = vueComponentFileMatch.match(options.vueFileRegex);
-                        if (vueComponentFile && vueComponentFile.length > 0) {
-                            getVueObject(vueComponentFile[0], options.rootPath, vueComponentFileMatch)
-                                .then(renderedItem => {
-                                    const rawString = renderedItem.rendered.scriptStringRaw;
-                                    code = code.replace(renderedItem.match, rawString);
-                                    //check if its the last element and then render
-                                    const last_element = code.match(options.requireRegex);
-                                    if (last_element === undefined || last_element === null) {
-                                        m._compile(code, filename);
-                                        resolve(m.exports.default);
-                                    }
-                                })
-                                .catch(error => {
-                                    reject(error);
-                                });
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    reject(new Error('Couldnt require component from string: ' + error));
+
+        //find matches for the require paths
+        let vueComponentFileMatches = code.match(options.requireRegex);
+        if (vueComponentFileMatches && vueComponentFileMatches.length > 0) {
+            //iterate through the matches
+            for (var index = 0; index < vueComponentFileMatches.length; index++) {
+                var vueComponentFileMatch = vueComponentFileMatches[index];
+                //get the file out of the require string
+                //this is because its easier to do string replace later
+                const vueComponentFile = vueComponentFileMatch.match(options.vueFileRegex);
+                if (vueComponentFile && vueComponentFile.length > 0) {
+                    promiseArray.push(getVueObject(vueComponentFile[0], options.rootPath, vueComponentFileMatch));
                 }
-            } else {
-                reject(new Error('Couldnt require from string: ' + error));
             }
+            Promise.all(promiseArray)
+                .then(renderedItemArray => {
+                    for (var renderedItem of renderedItemArray) {
+                        const rawString = renderedItem.rendered.scriptStringRaw;
+                        code = code.replace(renderedItem.match, rawString);
+                    }
+                    //check if its the last element and then render
+                    const last_element = code.match(options.vueFileRegex);
+                    if (last_element === undefined || last_element === null) {
+                        m._compile(code, filename);
+                        resolve(m.exports.default);
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(error => {
+                    reject(error);
+                });
+        } else {
+            m._compile(code, filename);
+            resolve(m.exports.default);
         }
     });
 }