diff --git a/lib/angular-universal.module.ts b/lib/angular-universal.module.ts
index 3af6f131..41de6ae9 100755
--- a/lib/angular-universal.module.ts
+++ b/lib/angular-universal.module.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export class AngularUniversalModule implements OnModuleInit {
 
   static forRoot(options: AngularUniversalOptions): DynamicModule {
     const indexHtml = existsSync(join(options.viewsPath, 'index.original.html'))
-      ? 'index.original.html'
-      : 'index';
+      ? join(options.viewsPath, 'index.original.html')
+      : join(options.viewsPath, 'index.html');
 
     options = {
       templatePath: indexHtml,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7312c492..5e1e0238 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qupaya/nestjs-ng-universal",
-  "version": "8.0.1",
+  "version": "8.0.2",
   "description": "Forked from @nestjs/ng-universal with support for Angular 17",
   "author": "Kamil Mysliwiec",
   "license": "MIT",