diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/DotNetCorePathFinder.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/DotNetCorePathFinder.cs
index 46bd8f09f..740ecc0d4 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/DotNetCorePathFinder.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/DotNetCorePathFinder.cs
@@ -83,24 +83,35 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata
 				}
 			}
 
+			packageBasePaths.Add(basePath);
+
 			var depsJsonFileName = Path.Combine(basePath, $"{assemblyName}.deps.json");
-			if (!File.Exists(depsJsonFileName)) {
+			if (File.Exists(depsJsonFileName)) {
+				packages = LoadPackageInfos(depsJsonFileName, targetFrameworkIdString).ToArray();
+
+				foreach (var path in LookupPaths) {
+					foreach (var p in packages) {
+						foreach (var item in p.RuntimeComponents) {
+							var itemPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(item);
+							var fullPath = Path.Combine(path, p.Name, p.Version, itemPath).ToLowerInvariant();
+							if (Directory.Exists(fullPath))
+								packageBasePaths.Add(fullPath);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
 				loadInfo?.AddMessage(assemblyName, MessageKind.Warning, $"{assemblyName}.deps.json could not be found!");
-				return;
 			}
+		}
 
-			packages = LoadPackageInfos(depsJsonFileName, targetFrameworkIdString).ToArray();
+		public void AddSearchDirectory(string path)
+		{
+			this.packageBasePaths.Add(path);
+		}
 
-			foreach (var path in LookupPaths) {
-				foreach (var p in packages) {
-					foreach (var item in p.RuntimeComponents) {
-						var itemPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(item);
-						var fullPath = Path.Combine(path, p.Name, p.Version, itemPath).ToLowerInvariant();
-						if (Directory.Exists(fullPath))
-							packageBasePaths.Add(fullPath);
-					}
-				}
-			}
+		public void RemoveSearchDirectory(string path)
+		{
+			this.packageBasePaths.Remove(path);
 		}
 
 		public string TryResolveDotNetCore(IAssemblyReference name)
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
index 8ccc7f237..22fc24105 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/UniversalAssemblyResolver.cs
@@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata
 		public void AddSearchDirectory(string directory)
 		{
 			directories.Add(directory);
+			dotNetCorePathFinder?.AddSearchDirectory(directory);
 		}
 
 		public void RemoveSearchDirectory(string directory)
 		{
 			directories.Remove(directory);
+			dotNetCorePathFinder?.RemoveSearchDirectory(directory);
 		}
 
 		public string[] GetSearchDirectories()
@@ -185,6 +187,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata
 						goto default;
 					if (dotNetCorePathFinder == null) {
 						dotNetCorePathFinder = new DotNetCorePathFinder(mainAssemblyFileName, targetFramework, targetFrameworkIdentifier, targetFrameworkVersion);
+						foreach (var directory in directories) {
+							dotNetCorePathFinder.AddSearchDirectory(directory);
+						}
 					}
 					file = dotNetCorePathFinder.TryResolveDotNetCore(name);
 					if (file != null)