diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 490908476..e21ed46d8 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ require (
 	moul.io/http2curl v1.0.0
 )
 
-require github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211203091551-e81604e6940e
+require github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211206102047-d6bf8e7490ff
 
 require (
 	git.mills.io/prologic/smtpd v0.0.0-20210710122116-a525b76c287a // indirect
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index bd73d8ced..3649ddbc9 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -595,10 +595,8 @@ github.com/projectdiscovery/fileutil v0.0.0-20210914153648-31f843feaad4/go.mod h
 github.com/projectdiscovery/fileutil v0.0.0-20210926202739-6050d0acf73c/go.mod h1:U+QCpQnX8o2N2w0VUGyAzjM3yBAe4BKedVElxiImsx0=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/fileutil v0.0.0-20210928100737-cab279c5d4b5 h1:2dbm7UhrAKnccZttr78CAmG768sSCd+MBn4ayLVDeqA=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/fileutil v0.0.0-20210928100737-cab279c5d4b5/go.mod h1:U+QCpQnX8o2N2w0VUGyAzjM3yBAe4BKedVElxiImsx0=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20210804143510-68474319fd84 h1:+VqGxv8ywpIHwGGSCOcGn/q5kkuB6F1AZtY42I8VnXc=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20210804143510-68474319fd84/go.mod h1:BMqXH4jNGByVdE2iLtKvc/6XStaiZRuCIaKv1vw9PnI=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211203091551-e81604e6940e h1:ozfSeEc5j1f7NCEZAiAskP/KYfBD/TzPmFTIfh+CEwE=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211203091551-e81604e6940e/go.mod h1:BMqXH4jNGByVdE2iLtKvc/6XStaiZRuCIaKv1vw9PnI=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211206102047-d6bf8e7490ff h1:ci7/Pq9xvrVFb94jeARYb45oSzs85NWG+Fxp/kjgHVc=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20211206102047-d6bf8e7490ff/go.mod h1:BMqXH4jNGByVdE2iLtKvc/6XStaiZRuCIaKv1vw9PnI=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.0.7/go.mod h1:Jjwsf4eEBPXDSQI2Y+6fd3dBumJv/J1U0nmpM+hy2YY=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.0.8-0.20211028121123-edf02bc05b1a h1:EzwVm8i4zmzqZX55vrDtyfogwHh8AAZ3cWCJe4fEduk=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.0.8-0.20211028121123-edf02bc05b1a/go.mod h1:Jjwsf4eEBPXDSQI2Y+6fd3dBumJv/J1U0nmpM+hy2YY=
diff --git a/v2/pkg/catalog/path.go b/v2/pkg/catalog/path.go
index 76f387d63..06ebb2d88 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/catalog/path.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/catalog/path.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil"
 )
 
 // ResolvePath resolves the path to an absolute one in various ways.
@@ -15,11 +19,10 @@ func (c *Catalog) ResolvePath(templateName, second string) (string, error) {
 	if filepath.IsAbs(templateName) {
 		return templateName, nil
 	}
-
 	if second != "" {
 		secondBasePath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(second), templateName)
-		if _, err := os.Stat(secondBasePath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return secondBasePath, nil
+		if potentialPath, err := c.tryResolve(secondBasePath); err != errNoValidCombination {
+			return potentialPath, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -29,15 +32,37 @@ func (c *Catalog) ResolvePath(templateName, second string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	templatePath := filepath.Join(curDirectory, templateName)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(templatePath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return templatePath, nil
+	if potentialPath, err := c.tryResolve(templatePath); err != errNoValidCombination {
+		return potentialPath, nil
 	}
 
 	if c.templatesDirectory != "" {
 		templatePath := filepath.Join(c.templatesDirectory, templateName)
-		if _, err := os.Stat(templatePath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return templatePath, nil
+		if potentialPath, err := c.tryResolve(templatePath); err != errNoValidCombination {
+			return potentialPath, nil
 		}
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no such path found: %s", templateName)
 }
+
+var errNoValidCombination = errors.New("no valid combination found")
+
+// tryResolve attempts to load locate the target by iterating across all the folders tree
+func (c *Catalog) tryResolve(fullpath string) (string, error) {
+	dir, filename := filepath.Split(fullpath)
+	pathInfo, err := folderutil.NewPathInfo(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	pathInfoItems, err := pathInfo.MeshWith(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	for _, pathInfoItem := range pathInfoItems {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(pathInfoItem); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return pathInfoItem, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", errNoValidCombination
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/validate.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/validate.go
index b04f8034c..7e525112f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/validate.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/validate.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil"
@@ -27,11 +28,13 @@ func (g *PayloadGenerator) validate(payloads map[string]interface{}, templatePat
 
 			changed := false
 
-			templatePathInfo, err := folderutil.NewPathInfo(templatePath)
+			dir, filename := filepath.Split(filepath.Join(templatePath, payloadType))
+
+			templatePathInfo, err := folderutil.NewPathInfo(dir)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			payloadPathsToProbe, err := templatePathInfo.MeshWith(payloadType)
+			payloadPathsToProbe, err := templatePathInfo.MeshWith(filename)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}