diff --git a/ariadne_codegen/contrib/client_forward_refs.py b/ariadne_codegen/contrib/client_forward_refs.py
index 009d84a..29ea142 100644
--- a/ariadne_codegen/contrib/client_forward_refs.py
+++ b/ariadne_codegen/contrib/client_forward_refs.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self, schema: GraphQLSchema, config_dict: Dict) -> None:
         # Imported classes are classes imported from local imports. We keep a
         # map between name and module so we know how to import them in each
         # method.
-        self.imported_classes: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        self.imported_classes: Dict[str, tuple[int, str]] = {}
 
         # Imported classes in each method definition.
         self.imported_in_method: Set[str] = set()
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ def _store_imported_classes(self, module_body: List[ast.stmt]):
                 continue
 
             for name in node.names:
-                from_ = "." * node.level + node.module
                 if isinstance(name, ast.alias):
-                    self.imported_classes[name.name] = from_
+                    self.imported_classes[name.name] = (node.level, node.module)
 
     def _rewrite_input_args_to_constants(
         self, method_def: Union[ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef]
@@ -178,12 +177,14 @@ def _insert_import_statement_in_method(
         # We add the class to our set of imported in methods - these classes
         # don't need to be imported at all in the global scope.
         self.imported_in_method.add(import_class_name)
+
+        level, module_name = self.imported_classes[import_class_name]
         method_def.body.insert(
             0,
             ast.ImportFrom(
-                module=self.imported_classes[import_class_name],
+                module=module_name,
                 names=[import_class],
-                level=1,
+                level=level,
             ),
         )
 
@@ -342,10 +343,12 @@ def _add_forward_ref_imports(
         """
         type_checking_imports = {}
         for cls in self.input_and_return_types:
-            module_name = self.imported_classes[cls]
+            level, module_name = self.imported_classes[cls]
             if module_name not in type_checking_imports:
                 type_checking_imports[module_name] = ast.ImportFrom(
-                    module=module_name, names=[], level=1
+                    module=module_name,
+                    names=[],
+                    level=level,
                 )
 
             type_checking_imports[module_name].names.append(ast.alias(cls))
@@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ def _add_forward_ref_imports(
             ast.ImportFrom(
                 module=TYPE_CHECKING_MODULE,
                 names=[ast.alias(TYPE_CHECKING_FLAG)],
-                level=1,
+                level=0,
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/main/test_main.py b/tests/main/test_main.py
index 3cf9f1d..91e193e 100644
--- a/tests/main/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/main/test_main.py
@@ -213,6 +213,36 @@ def test_main_shows_version():
             "example_client",
             CLIENTS_PATH / "custom_sync_query_builder" / "expected_client",
         ),
+        (
+            (
+                CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs" / "pyproject.toml",
+                (
+                    CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs" / "queries.graphql",
+                    CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs" / "schema.graphql",
+                    CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs" / "custom_scalars.py",
+                ),
+            ),
+            "client_forward_refs",
+            CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs" / "expected_client",
+        ),
+        (
+            (
+                CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs_shorter_results" / "pyproject.toml",
+                (
+                    CLIENTS_PATH
+                    / "client_forward_refs_shorter_results"
+                    / "queries.graphql",
+                    CLIENTS_PATH
+                    / "client_forward_refs_shorter_results"
+                    / "schema.graphql",
+                    CLIENTS_PATH
+                    / "client_forward_refs_shorter_results"
+                    / "custom_scalars.py",
+                ),
+            ),
+            "client_forward_refs_shorter_results",
+            CLIENTS_PATH / "client_forward_refs_shorter_results" / "expected_client",
+        ),
     ],
     indirect=["project_dir"],
 )