diff --git a/src/embeds.ts b/src/embeds.ts
index 2fcb287..f36cbc7 100644
--- a/src/embeds.ts
+++ b/src/embeds.ts
@@ -8,63 +8,58 @@ export async function replaceEmbed(app: App, embed: Node, settings: LinkRangeSet
 	const res = checkLink(app, embedHtml, settings, true, "src");
 
 	const isLinkRange = res !== null && res.h2 !== undefined;
-	if (isLinkRange) {
+	const file = res?.file
+	if (isLinkRange && file !== undefined) {
 		const { vault } = app;
-		const foundNote : TFile | undefined = app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().filter(
-			x => x.basename == res.note
-		).first()
+		embedHtml.childNodes.forEach(x => {
+			x.remove()
+		})
 
-		if (foundNote) {
-			embedHtml.childNodes.forEach(x => {
-				x.remove()
+		const linkRange = embedHtml.querySelectorAll("div.link-range-embed")
+
+		linkRange.forEach(x => {
+			x.remove()
+		})
+
+		if (isMarkdownPost) {
+			// prevent default embed functionality for markdown post processor
+			embedHtml.removeClasses(["internal-embed"])
+			// create a child div under embedHtml to place content inside
+			embedHtml = embedHtml.createDiv({
+				cls: ["internal-embed", "markdown-embed", "inline-embed", "is-loaded", "link-range-embed"]
 			})
-
-			const linkRange = embedHtml.querySelectorAll("div.link-range-embed")
-
-			linkRange.forEach(x => {
-				x.remove()
-			})
-
-			if (isMarkdownPost) {
-				// prevent default embed functionality for markdown post processor
-				embedHtml.removeClasses(["internal-embed"])
-				// create a child div under embedHtml to place content inside
-				embedHtml = embedHtml.createDiv({
-					cls: ["internal-embed", "markdown-embed", "inline-embed", "is-loaded", "link-range-embed"]
-				})
-			}
-
-			embedHtml.setText("")
-
-			embedHtml.createEl("h2", {
-				text: res.altText
-			})
-
-			const linkDiv = embedHtml.createDiv({
-				cls: ["markdown-embed-link"],
-			});
-
-			setIcon(linkDiv, 'link')
-
-			linkDiv.onClickEvent((ev: MouseEvent) => {
-				const leaf = app.workspace.getMostRecentLeaf();
-				leaf?.openFile(foundNote, {
-					state: {
-						scroll: res.h1Line
-					}
-				});
-			})
-
-			const fileContent = await vault.cachedRead(foundNote);
-
-			let lines = fileContent.split("\n");
-			lines = lines.slice(res.h1Line, res.h2Line);
-
-			const contentDiv = embedHtml.createDiv({
-				cls: ["markdown-embed-content"]
-			})
-
-			MarkdownRenderer.renderMarkdown(lines.join("\n"), contentDiv, "", null!)
 		}
+
+		embedHtml.setText("")
+
+		embedHtml.createEl("h2", {
+			text: res.altText
+		})
+
+		const linkDiv = embedHtml.createDiv({
+			cls: ["markdown-embed-link"],
+		});
+
+		setIcon(linkDiv, 'link')
+
+		linkDiv.onClickEvent((ev: MouseEvent) => {
+			const leaf = app.workspace.getMostRecentLeaf();
+			leaf?.openFile(file, {
+				state: {
+					scroll: res.h1Line
+				}
+			});
+		})
+
+		const fileContent = await vault.cachedRead(file);
+
+		let lines = fileContent.split("\n");
+		lines = lines.slice(res.h1Line, res.h2Line);
+
+		const contentDiv = embedHtml.createDiv({
+			cls: ["markdown-embed-content"]
+		})
+
+		MarkdownRenderer.renderMarkdown(lines.join("\n"), contentDiv, "", null!)
 	}				
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index d72ce8a..9c404c0 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import { App, TFile } from "obsidian";
 import { LinkRangeSettings, Pattern } from "./settings";
+import * as path from 'path';
 
 export interface ParsedLink {
 	note: string;
 	h1: string;
 	h2?: string;
 	altText?: string;
+	file?: TFile;
 	h1Line?: number;
 	h2Line?: number;
 }
 
-const NOTE_PLACEHOLDER = "$note"
-const H1_PLACEHOLDER = "$h1"
-const H2_PLACEHOLDER = "$h2"
-
 export function checkLinkText(href: string, settings: LinkRangeSettings): ParsedLink | null {
 	const linkRegex = /([^#|]*)#?([^#|]*)?\|?(.*)?/;
 
@@ -36,19 +34,18 @@ export function checkLinkText(href: string, settings: LinkRangeSettings): Parsed
 		altText = matches[3]
 	}
 	else {
-		let pattern = findPatternForFile(note, settings);
-
-		let headingVisual = pattern.headingVisual === '' ? '#' : pattern.headingVisual;
-		let headingSeparatorVisual = pattern.headingSeparatorVisual === '' ? settings.headingSeparator : pattern.headingSeparatorVisual;
+		const pattern = findPatternForFile(note, settings);
+		const baseNote = path.basename(note)
+		const headingVisual = pattern.headingVisual === '' ? '#' : pattern.headingVisual;
+		const headingSeparatorVisual = pattern.headingSeparatorVisual === '' ? settings.headingSeparator : pattern.headingSeparatorVisual;
 
 		if (h2 !== undefined) {
-			altText = `${note}${headingVisual}${h1}${headingSeparatorVisual}${h2}`
+			altText = `${baseNote}${headingVisual}${h1}${headingSeparatorVisual}${h2}`
 		}
 		else {
-			altText = `${note}${headingVisual}${h1}`
+			altText = `${baseNote}${headingVisual}${h1}`
 		}
 	}
-
 	return { note, h1, h2, altText }
 }
 
@@ -63,63 +60,69 @@ export function checkLink(app :App, linkHTML: HTMLElement, settings: LinkRangeSe
 
 	const alt = linkHTML.getAttribute("alt")
 
-	if (res && app.metadataCache != null) {
-		// non-standard alt text, must be user provided via "|"
-		if (alt != null && !alt.contains(res.note)) {
-			res.altText = alt
-		}
-
-		if (!isEmbed && !linkHTML.innerText.contains(res.note)) {
-			res.altText = linkHTML.innerText
-		}
-
-		const foundNote : TFile | undefined = app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().filter(
-			x => x.basename == res.note
-		).first()
-
-		if (foundNote) {
-			const meta = app.metadataCache.getFileCache(foundNote);
-
-			if (meta == undefined || meta?.headings == undefined) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			const h1Line = meta?.headings?.filter(
-				h => h.heading == res.h1
-			).first()?.position.start.line;
-
-			let h2Line = null;
-
-			if (settings.endInclusive) {
-				let h2LineIndex = meta?.headings?.findIndex(
-					h => h.heading == res.h2
-				)
-
-				if (meta?.headings?.length > h2LineIndex) {
-					h2LineIndex += 1
-				}
-	
-				h2Line = meta?.headings?.at(h2LineIndex)?.position.end.line
-				
-			}
-			else {
-				h2Line = meta?.headings?.filter(
-					h => h.heading == res.h2
-				).first()?.position.end.line;
-			}
-
-			if (h1Line == undefined) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			res.h1Line = h1Line
-			res.h2Line = h2Line
-
-			return res;
-		}
+	if (!res || app.metadataCache == null) {
+		return null;
 	}
 
-	return null;
+	// non-standard alt text, must be user provided via "|"
+	if (alt != null && !alt.contains(res.note)) {
+		res.altText = alt
+	}
+
+	if (!isEmbed && !linkHTML.innerText.contains(res.note)) {
+		res.altText = linkHTML.innerText
+	}
+
+	// Locate the referenced file, including partial paths
+	const partialPath = res.note + ".md"
+	const basePart = path.basename(res.note)
+	const file : TFile | undefined = app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().filter(
+		x => x.basename == basePart && x.path.endsWith(partialPath)
+	).first()
+
+	if (!file) {
+		return null
+	}
+	
+	res.file = file
+
+	const meta = app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+
+	if (meta == undefined || meta?.headings == undefined) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	const h1Line = meta?.headings?.filter(
+		h => h.heading == res.h1
+	).first()?.position.start.line;
+
+	let h2Line = null;
+
+	if (settings.endInclusive) {
+		let h2LineIndex = meta?.headings?.findIndex(
+			h => h.heading == res.h2
+		)
+
+		if (meta?.headings?.length > h2LineIndex) {
+			h2LineIndex += 1
+		}
+
+		h2Line = meta?.headings?.at(h2LineIndex)?.position.end.line
+	}
+	else {
+		h2Line = meta?.headings?.filter(
+			h => h.heading == res.h2
+		).first()?.position.end.line;
+	}
+
+	if (h1Line == undefined) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	res.h1Line = h1Line
+	res.h2Line = h2Line
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 export function postProcessorUpdate(app: App) {