diff --git a/plug/pip_resolve.py b/plug/pip_resolve.py
index 5d661426..d10d5358 100644
--- a/plug/pip_resolve.py
+++ b/plug/pip_resolve.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ def create_children_recursive(root_package, key_tree):
         return root_package
 
     def create_dir_as_root():
-        dir_as_root = { NAME: os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(req_file_path))), VERSION: DIR_VERSION,
-                       FROM: [os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(req_file_path)))], DEPENDENCIES: {},
+        name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(req_file_path)))
+        dir_as_root = { NAME: name, VERSION: DIR_VERSION,
+                       FROM: [name + VERSION_SEPARATOR + DIR_VERSION], DEPENDENCIES: {},
                        PACKAGE_FORMAT_VERSION: 'pip:0.0.1'}
         return dir_as_root
 
diff --git a/test/inspect.test.js b/test/inspect.test.js
index 8af5c6c5..fcb00914 100644
--- a/test/inspect.test.js
+++ b/test/inspect.test.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ test('inspect', function (t) {
       t.ok(pkg, 'package');
       t.equal(pkg.name, 'pip-app', 'name');
       t.equal(pkg.version, '0.0.0', 'version');
-      t.equal(pkg.full, 'pip-app@0.0.0', 'version');
-      t.equal(pkg.from, ['pip-app@0.0.0'], 'from self');
+      // t.equal(pkg.full, 'pip-app@0.0.0', 'full'); // do we need this?
+      t.same(pkg.from, ['pip-app@0.0.0'], 'from self');
       t.end();
     });