diff --git a/nimlime_core/commands/nimcheck.py b/nimlime_core/commands/nimcheck.py
index 964769f..920c60b 100644
--- a/nimlime_core/commands/nimcheck.py
+++ b/nimlime_core/commands/nimcheck.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ def highlight_and_list_messages(self, messages, window, view):
             warn_region_list = []
 
         for file_name, row, column, kind, message, all_msg in messages:
+            # TODO: more robust in case multiple names are allowed, PENDING https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/8614
+            file_name = os.path.basename(file_name)
             if file_name.lower() != view_name.lower():
                 continue