diff --git a/languageserver/integration/flow.go b/languageserver/integration/flow.go
index fa3e6310..372af368 100644
--- a/languageserver/integration/flow.go
+++ b/languageserver/integration/flow.go
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ package integration
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/accounts"
-	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/transactions"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit"
+	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/accounts"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/config"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/gateway"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/output"
+	"github.com/onflow/flow-cli/flowkit/transactions"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go-sdk"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go-sdk/crypto"
 )
@@ -393,23 +393,39 @@ func (f *flowkitClient) createSigner(address flow.Address) (*accounts.Account, e
 }
 
 func (f *flowkitClient) GetCodeByName(name string) (string, error) {
-	contracts, err := f.state.DeploymentContractsByNetwork(config.EmulatorNetwork)
+	// Try to find the contract by name
+	contract, err := f.state.Contracts().ByName(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("couldn't find the contract by import identifier: %s", name)
 	}
 
-	for _, contract := range contracts {
-		if name == contract.Name {
-			return string(contract.Code()), nil
-		}
+	// If no location is set, return an error
+	if contract.Location == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("source file could not be found for import identifier: %s", name)
 	}
 
-	return "", fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("couldn't find the contract by import identifier: %s", name))
+	// Resolve the contract source code from file location
+	code, err := f.getCodeFromLocation(name, contract.Location)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return code, nil
 }
 
 // Helpers
 //
 
+// Helper function to get code from a source file location
+func (f *flowkitClient) getCodeFromLocation(name, location string) (string, error) {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(f.getConfigPath())
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, location)
+	code, err := f.loader.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(code), nil
+}
+
 // resolveFilename helper converts the transaction file to a relative location to config file
 func resolveFilename(configPath string, path string) (string, error) {
 	if filepath.Dir(configPath) == "." { // if flow.json is passed as relative use current dir
diff --git a/languageserver/test/a.cdc b/languageserver/test/a.cdc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..434b521f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/languageserver/test/a.cdc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub contract A {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/languageserver/test/flow.json b/languageserver/test/flow.json
index 78180465..6640247e 100644
--- a/languageserver/test/flow.json
+++ b/languageserver/test/flow.json
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 	},
 	"contracts": {
 		"Foo": "./foo.cdc",
-		"Bar": "./bar.cdc"
+		"Bar": "./bar.cdc",
+		"A": {
+			"source": "./a.cdc",
+			"aliases": {}
+		}
 	},
 	"networks": {
 		"emulator": "127.0.0.1:3569",
diff --git a/languageserver/test/index.test.ts b/languageserver/test/index.test.ts
index 94945b0d..f02bb86a 100644
--- a/languageserver/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/languageserver/test/index.test.ts
@@ -393,6 +393,23 @@ describe("diagnostics", () => {
     expect(script.diagnostics).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 
+  test("script with string import non-deployment contract", async () => {
+    const scriptName = "script";
+    const scriptCode = `
+      import "A"
+      pub fun main() { }
+    `;
+
+    let docNotifications = await testImports([
+      { name: scriptName, code: scriptCode },
+    ]);
+
+    let script = await docNotifications.find((n) => n.name == scriptName)
+      .notification
+    expect(script.uri).toEqual(`file://${scriptName}.cdc`)
+    expect(script.diagnostics).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
+
   test("script import failure", async() => {
     const contractName = "foo"
     const scriptName = "script"