diff --git a/index.test.js b/index.test.js
index da8140e..111e19d 100644
--- a/index.test.js
+++ b/index.test.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test("linkspector should check relative links in Markdown file", async () => {
   }
 
   expect(hasErrorLinks).toBe(true);
-  expect(results.length).toBe(7);
+  expect(results.length).toBe(8);
   expect(results[0].status).toBe("alive");
   expect(results[1].status).toBe("alive");
   expect(results[2].status).toBe("alive");
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ test("linkspector should check relative links in Markdown file", async () => {
   expect(results[4].status).toBe("alive");
   expect(results[5].status).toBe("alive");
   expect(results[6].status).toBe("error");
+  expect(results[7].status).toBe("error");
 });
 
 test("linkspector should check top-level relative links in Markdown file", async () => {
diff --git a/lib/check-file-links.js b/lib/check-file-links.js
index 36e21ea..939068d 100644
--- a/lib/check-file-links.js
+++ b/lib/check-file-links.js
@@ -5,77 +5,65 @@ import remarkParse from "remark-parse";
 import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
 import { visit } from "unist-util-visit";
 
+/**
+ * Checks if a file and a section within the file exist.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} link - The link object.
+ * @param {string} file - The current file path.
+ * @returns {Object} An object containing the status code, status message, and error message (if any).
+ */
 function checkFileExistence(link, file) {
-  let statusCode, status, errorMessage;
+  // Initialize status code, status message, and error message
+  let statusCode = "200";
+  let status = "alive";
+  let errorMessage = "";
 
   try {
-    let fileDir = path.dirname(file);
-    let urlWithoutSection = link.url;
-    let sectionId = null;
+    // Split the URL into the file part and the section part
+    const [urlWithoutSection = "", sectionId = null] = link.url.split("#");
 
-    if (link.url.includes("#")) {
-      [urlWithoutSection, sectionId] = link.url.split("#");
-    }
-
-    let filePath;
+    // Determine the file path
+    const filePath = urlWithoutSection.startsWith("/")
+      ? path.join(process.cwd(), urlWithoutSection)
+      : urlWithoutSection === ""
+      ? file
+      : path.resolve(path.dirname(file), urlWithoutSection);
 
-    if (urlWithoutSection.startsWith("/")) {
-      filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), urlWithoutSection);
-    } else if (urlWithoutSection.startsWith("#") || urlWithoutSection === "") {
-      sectionId = urlWithoutSection.slice(1);
-      filePath = file;
-    } else {
-      filePath = path.resolve(fileDir, urlWithoutSection);
-    }
+    // Check if the file exists
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+      statusCode = "404";
+      status = "error";
+      errorMessage = `Cannot find: ${link.url}`;
+    } else if (sectionId) {
+      // If the file exists and there's a section part in the URL, check if the section exists
+      const mdContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+      const tree = unified().use(remarkParse).use(remarkGfm).parse(mdContent);
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
-      statusCode = "200";
-      status = "alive";
-      if (sectionId) {
-        let mdContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
-        const tree = unified().use(remarkParse).use(remarkGfm).parse(mdContent);
+      // Collect all heading IDs in the file
+      const headingNodes = new Set();
+      visit(tree, "heading", (node) => {
+        const headingId = node.children[0].type === "html"
+          ? node.children[0].value.match(/name="(.+?)"/)?.[1]
+          : node.children[0].value.includes("{#")
+          ? node.children[0].value.match(/{#(.+?)}/)?.[1]
+          : node.children[0].value.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g, "-").replace(/\./g, "");
 
-        let headingNodes = new Set();
-        visit(tree, "heading", (node) => {
-          let headingId;
-          if (node.children[0].type === "html") {
-            let match = node.children[0].value.match(/name="(.+?)"/);
-            if (match) {
-              headingId = match[1];
-            }
-          } else {
-            let headingText = node.children[0].value;
-            if (headingText.includes("{#")) {
-              let match = headingText.match(/{#(.+?)}/);
-              if (match) {
-                headingId = match[1];
-              }
-            } else {
-              headingId = headingText
-                .toLowerCase()
-                .replace(/ /g, "-")
-                .replace(/\./g, "");
-            }
-          }
-          headingNodes.add(headingId);
-        });
+        headingNodes.add(headingId);
+      });
 
-        if (!headingNodes.has(sectionId)) {
-          statusCode = "404";
-          status = "error";
-          errorMessage = `Cannot find section: ${sectionId} in file: ${link.url}.`;
-        }
+      // Check if the section exists
+      if (!headingNodes.has(sectionId)) {
+        statusCode = "404";
+        status = "error";
+        errorMessage = `Cannot find section: #${sectionId} in file: ${filePath}.`;
       }
-    } else {
-      statusCode = "404";
-      status = "error";
-      errorMessage = `Cannot find: ${link.url}.`;
     }
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(`Error in checking if file ${link.url} exist! ${err}`);
   }
 
+  // Return the status code, status message, and error message
   return { statusCode, status, errorMessage };
 }
 
-export { checkFileExistence };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { checkFileExistence };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5910aa..5fe155e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@umbrelladocs/linkspector",
-  "version": "0.3.5",
+  "version": "0.3.6",
   "description": "Uncover broken links in your content.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "linkspector.js",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/relative/relative1.md b/test/fixtures/relative/relative1.md
index a319ca0..fae8c24 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/relative/relative1.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/relative/relative1.md
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ This is a paragraph in the first file in a third level heading.
 
 [Link to Relative 2 Heading Level Three](relative2.md#custom-id-level-three)
 
-### Relative 1 Heading Level Four
+#### Relative 1 Heading Level Four
 
 This is a paragraph in the first file in a fourth level heading.
 
 [Link to Relative 3 Broken link](relative3.md#relative-3-heading-level-one)
+
+##### Relative 1 Heading Level Five
+
+[Link to broken section](#broken-section)