diff --git a/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/create.ts b/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/create.ts
index 620e2961..df135302 100644
--- a/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/create.ts
+++ b/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { z } from "stainless";
-import { PostType as __symbol_PostType } from "./models";
+import { PostType as __symbol_PostType } from "./create";
 export const Query: z.ZodTypeAny = z.object({ include: z.includes(z.lazy(() => __symbol_PostType), 3).optional() });
 export const Body: z.ZodTypeAny = z.object({ body: z.string() });
 export const PostType: z.ZodTypeAny = z.any();
-export const __postu32$api$posts: any = { query: z.lazy(() => Query), body: z.lazy(() => Body), response: z.lazy(() => PostType) };
+export const __postu32$api$posts: any = { query: z.lazy(() => Query), body: z.lazy(() => Body), response: z.lazy(() => __symbol_PostType) };
diff --git a/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/retrieve.ts b/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/retrieve.ts
index 1d4a31e1..8f4e2d67 100644
--- a/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/retrieve.ts
+++ b/demo/stl-api-gen/api/posts/retrieve.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from "stainless";
-import { PostType as __symbol_PostType } from "./models";
+import { PostType as __symbol_PostType } from "./retrieve";
 import * as __u46u46$u46u46$u46u46$libs$prismadbu46ts from "../../../libs/prismadb";
 export const Query: z.ZodTypeAny = z.object({ include: z.includes(z.lazy(() => __symbol_PostType), 3).optional(), select: z.selects(z.lazy(() => __symbol_PostType), 3).optional() });
 export const Path: z.ZodTypeAny = z.object({ post: z.string().prismaModelLoader(__u46u46$u46u46$u46u46$libs$prismadbu46ts.prisma.post) });
 export const PostType: z.ZodTypeAny = z.any();
-export const __getu32$api$posts$u123postu125: any = { query: z.lazy(() => Query), path: z.lazy(() => Path), response: z.lazy(() => PostType) };
+export const __getu32$api$posts$u123postu125: any = { query: z.lazy(() => Query), path: z.lazy(() => Path), response: z.lazy(() => __symbol_PostType) };
diff --git a/packages/ts-to-zod/src/convertType.ts b/packages/ts-to-zod/src/convertType.ts
index eea630cc..912a9e99 100644
--- a/packages/ts-to-zod/src/convertType.ts
+++ b/packages/ts-to-zod/src/convertType.ts
@@ -165,13 +165,23 @@ export class ConvertTypeContext extends SchemaGenContext {
   currentFilePath: string;
 
   isSymbolImported(symbol: tm.Symbol): boolean {
-    const symbolFileName: string = getDeclarationOrThrow(symbol)
-      .getSourceFile()
-      .getFilePath();
-    return this.currentFilePath !== symbolFileName;
+    const declaration = getDeclarationOrThrow(symbol);
+    const symbolFileName: string = declaration.getSourceFile().getFilePath();
+    return (
+      this.currentFilePath !== symbolFileName ||
+      isDeclarationImported(declaration)
+    );
   }
 }
 
+function isDeclarationImported(declaration: tm.Node): boolean {
+  return (
+    declaration instanceof tm.ImportSpecifier ||
+    declaration instanceof tm.ImportClause ||
+    declaration instanceof tm.ImportDeclaration
+  );
+}
+
 export interface ImportInfo {
   as?: string;
   /**
@@ -381,12 +391,7 @@ function convertTypeofNode(
 
   if (
     !declaration ||
-    !(
-      isDeclarationExported(declaration) ||
-      declaration instanceof tm.ImportSpecifier ||
-      declaration instanceof tm.ImportClause ||
-      declaration instanceof tm.ImportDeclaration
-    )
+    !(isDeclarationExported(declaration) || isDeclarationImported(declaration))
   ) {
     console.dir(declaration);
     ctx.addError(