diff --git a/avro-builder/builder/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilder.java b/avro-builder/builder/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilder.java
index 886c5e68e..8840e7059 100644
--- a/avro-builder/builder/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilder.java
+++ b/avro-builder/builder/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilder.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 import java.util.Set;
-
 import joptsimple.OptionException;
 import joptsimple.OptionParser;
 import joptsimple.OptionSet;
@@ -56,7 +55,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         .describedAs("dir");
     OptionSpec<String> resolverPathOpt = parser.accepts("resolverPath", "Resolver path for dependent schemas")
         .withOptionalArg()
-        .describedAs("file");
+        .describedAs("file")
+        .withValuesSeparatedBy(File.pathSeparatorChar);
     OptionSpec<String> expandedSchemas = parser.accepts("expandedSchemas", "Directory for dumping expanded schemas")
         .withOptionalArg()
         .describedAs("dir");
diff --git a/avro-builder/builder/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilderTest.java b/avro-builder/builder/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilderTest.java
index a4abb8844..a7b5f5b1e 100644
--- a/avro-builder/builder/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilderTest.java
+++ b/avro-builder/builder/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SchemaBuilderTest.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public void testWithImportsFromResolverPath() throws Exception {
     File simpleProjectRoot = new File(locateTestProjectsRoot(), "resolverpath-project");
     File inputFolder = new File(simpleProjectRoot, "input");
     File resolverFolder = new File(simpleProjectRoot, "resolverPath");
+    File resolverZip = new File(simpleProjectRoot, "avro_zip.zip");
     File outputFolder = new File(simpleProjectRoot, "output");
     if (outputFolder.exists()) { //clear output
       FileUtils.deleteDirectory(outputFolder);
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public void testWithImportsFromResolverPath() throws Exception {
             "--input", inputFolder.getAbsolutePath(),
             "--output", outputFolder.getAbsolutePath(),
             "--generator", CodeGenerator.AVRO_UTIL.name(),
-            "--resolverPath", resolverFolder.getAbsolutePath()
+            "--resolverPath", String.join(File.pathSeparator, resolverFolder.getAbsolutePath(), resolverZip.getAbsolutePath())
         });
     //see output was generated
     List<Path> javaFiles = Files.find(outputFolder.toPath(), 5,
diff --git a/avro-builder/builder/src/test/resources/test-projects/resolverpath-project/avro_zip.zip b/avro-builder/builder/src/test/resources/test-projects/resolverpath-project/avro_zip.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2757ddd73
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