diff --git a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/xslt/XsltURIResolverHelper.java b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/xslt/XsltURIResolverHelper.java
index 8b7b8089784..0e342f4d68e 100644
--- a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/xslt/XsltURIResolverHelper.java
+++ b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/xslt/XsltURIResolverHelper.java
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ public class XsltURIResolverHelper {
             @Nullable final URIResolver defaultResolver, @Nullable final String base, final boolean avoidSelf) {
         final List<URIResolver> resolvers = new ArrayList<>();
 
+        // EXpath Pkg resolver
+        // This resolver needs to be the first one to prevent
+        // HTTP requests for registered package names (e.g. http://www.functx.com/functx.xsl)
+        brokerPool.getExpathRepo().map(repo -> resolvers.add(new PkgXsltModuleURIResolver(repo)));
+
         if (base != null) {
             // database resolver
-            resolvers.add(new EXistURISchemeURIResolver(new EXistURIResolver(brokerPool, base)));
+            resolvers.add(new EXistURIResolver(brokerPool, base));
         }
 
-        // EXpath Pkg resolver
-        brokerPool.getExpathRepo().map(repo -> resolvers.add(new PkgXsltModuleURIResolver(repo)));
-
         // default resolver
         if (defaultResolver != null) {
             if (avoidSelf) {
diff --git a/exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/TransformFromPkgTest.java b/exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/ImportLocalStylesheetTest.java
similarity index 56%
rename from exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/TransformFromPkgTest.java
rename to exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/ImportLocalStylesheetTest.java
index dcdc57e4e61..f593f0cc0d2 100644
--- a/exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/TransformFromPkgTest.java
+++ b/exist-core/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/functions/transform/ImportLocalStylesheetTest.java
@@ -35,18 +35,22 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 /**
+ * Test transform:transform with an imported stylesheet from various
+ * locations
+ *
  * @author <a href="mailto:adam@evolvedbinary.com">Adam Retter</a>
+ * @author <a href="mailto:juri.leino@existsolutions.com">Juri Leino</a>
  */
-public class TransformFromPkgTest {
+public class ImportLocalStylesheetTest {
 
-    private static final String moduleLocation = "/db/system/repo/functx-1.0.1/functx/functx.xsl";
-    private static final String inputXml = "<x>bonjourno</x>";
-    private static final String expectedOutput = "<r xmlns:functx=\"http://www.functx.com\">hello</r>";
+    private static final String XSL_DB_LOCATION = "/db/system/repo/functx-1.0.1/functx/functx.xsl";
+    private static final String INPUT_XML = "<in>bonjourno</in>";
+    private static final String EXPECTED_OUTPUT = "<out>hello</out>";
 
     private static Path getConfigFile() {
-        final ClassLoader loader = TransformFromPkgTest.class.getClassLoader();
+        final ClassLoader loader = ImportLocalStylesheetTest.class.getClassLoader();
         final char separator = System.getProperty("file.separator").charAt(0);
-        final String packagePath = TransformFromPkgTest.class.getPackage().getName().replace('.', separator);
+        final String packagePath = ImportLocalStylesheetTest.class.getPackage().getName().replace('.', separator);
 
         try {
             return Paths.get(loader.getResource(packagePath + separator + "conf.xml").toURI());
@@ -57,51 +61,71 @@ private static Path getConfigFile() {
     }
 
     private static String getQuery(final String importLocation) {
-        final String xslt = "<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform\"\n" +
+        final String xslt =
+                "<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform\"\n" +
                 "    xmlns:xs=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\"\n" +
                 "    xmlns:functx=\"http://www.functx.com\"\n" +
-                "    exclude-result-prefixes=\"xs\"\n" +
+                "    exclude-result-prefixes=\"functx xs\"\n" +
                 "    version=\"2.0\">\n" +
-                "    \n" +
                 "    <xsl:import href=\"" + importLocation + "\"/>\n" +
-                "    \n" +
                 "    <xsl:template match=\"/\">\n" +
-                "      <r>" +
+                "      <out>\n" +
                 "        <xsl:value-of select=\"functx:replace-first(., 'bonjourno', 'hello')\"/>\n" +
-                "      </r>" +
+                "      </out>\n" +
                 "    </xsl:template>\n" +
-                "    \n" +
                 "</xsl:stylesheet>";
 
-        return "transform:transform(" + inputXml + ", " + xslt + ", ())";
+        return "transform:transform(" + INPUT_XML + ", " + xslt + ", ())";
     }
 
     private static void assertTransformationResult(ResourceSet result) throws XMLDBException {
         assertNotNull(result);
         assertEquals(1, result.getSize());
-        assertEquals(expectedOutput, result.getResource(0).getContent());
+        assertEquals(EXPECTED_OUTPUT, result.getResource(0).getContent());
     }
 
     @ClassRule
     public static ExistXmldbEmbeddedServer existXmldbEmbeddedServer = new ExistXmldbEmbeddedServer(true, false, true, getConfigFile());
 
     @Test
-    public void testImportNoScheme() throws XMLDBException {
-        final String xquery = getQuery(moduleLocation);
+    public void fromRegisteredImportUri() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery("http://www.functx.com/functx.xsl");
+        final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
+        assertTransformationResult(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fromDbLocationWithoutScheme() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery(XSL_DB_LOCATION);
+        final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
+        assertTransformationResult(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fromDbLocationWithXmldbScheme() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb:" + XSL_DB_LOCATION);
+        final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
+        assertTransformationResult(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fromDbLocationWithXmldbSchemeDoubleSlash() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb://" + XSL_DB_LOCATION);
         final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
         assertTransformationResult(result);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testImportXmldbScheme() throws XMLDBException {
-        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb:" + moduleLocation);
+    @Ignore
+    public void fromXmldbExistScheme() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb:exist:" + XSL_DB_LOCATION);
         final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
         assertTransformationResult(result);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testImportXmldbSchemeDoubleSlash() throws XMLDBException {
-        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb://" + moduleLocation);
+    public void fromXmldbExistSchemeDoubleSlash() throws XMLDBException {
+        final String xquery = getQuery("xmldb:exist://" + XSL_DB_LOCATION);
         final ResourceSet result = existXmldbEmbeddedServer.executeQuery(xquery);
         assertTransformationResult(result);
     }