diff --git a/xmodule/x_module.py b/xmodule/x_module.py
index 30e3b218cc8..00fcc920304 100644
--- a/xmodule/x_module.py
+++ b/xmodule/x_module.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from opaque_keys.edx.asides import AsideDefinitionKeyV2, AsideUsageKeyV2
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
 from importlib.resources import files, as_file
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path as P
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
 from webob import Response
 from webob.multidict import MultiDict
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ def get_template_dirpaths(cls):
         template_dirpaths = []
         template_dirname = cls.get_template_dir()
         package, module_path = __name__.split('.', 1)
-        module_dir = str(Path(module_path).parent)
-        file_dirs = files(package).joinpath(module_dir, template_dirname)
-
+        module_dir = str(P(module_path).parent)
+        module_dir = "" if module_dir == "." else module_dir
+        file_dirs = files(package).joinpath(module_dir, template_dirname or "")
         if template_dirname and file_dirs.is_dir():
             with as_file(file_dirs) as path:
                 template_dirpaths.append(path)