diff --git a/imagegw/shifter_imagegw/dockerv2.py b/imagegw/shifter_imagegw/dockerv2.py
index f3678a4b..87ef3b98 100755
--- a/imagegw/shifter_imagegw/dockerv2.py
+++ b/imagegw/shifter_imagegw/dockerv2.py
@@ -622,6 +622,10 @@ def filter_layer(layer_members, to_remove):
             # get directory of tar contents
             members = tfp.getmembers()
 
+            # Normalize paths
+            for x in members:
+                if x.name[0:2] == './':
+                    x.name = x.name[2:]
             # remove all illegal files
             members = filter_layer(members, 'dev/')
             members = filter_layer(members, '/')
diff --git a/imagegw/test/dockerv2_test.py b/imagegw/test/dockerv2_test.py
index 0c6c7ca5..19ada049 100644
--- a/imagegw/test/dockerv2_test.py
+++ b/imagegw/test/dockerv2_test.py
@@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ def test_chgtype(self):
         bfile = os.path.join(resp['expandedpath'], 'build/test2')
         assert os.path.exists(bfile)
 
+    def test_import(self):
+        cache = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        expand = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.cleanpaths.append(cache)
+        self.cleanpaths.append(expand)
+
+        resp = dockerv2.pull_image(self.options, 'scanon/importtest', 'latest',
+                                   cachedir=cache, expanddir=expand)
+        assert os.path.exists(resp['expandedpath'])
+        bfile = os.path.join(resp['expandedpath'], 'home')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(bfile))
+
     def test_need_proxy(self):
         """
         Test if proxy is needed