diff --git a/lib/validation/validateDependencyRules.js b/lib/validation/validateDependencyRules.js
index 92b4fd2..db80ef6 100644
--- a/lib/validation/validateDependencyRules.js
+++ b/lib/validation/validateDependencyRules.js
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ function validateConfig(config, sourceFile, importRecord) {
         // Check whether:
         //   1) The import matches the rule
         //   2) If necessary, the source file has a relevant tag
-        if (minimatch(importRecord.rawImport, dependencyRule.dependency) &&
+        if (minimatch(importRecord.rawImport, dependencyRule.dependency, {
+            matchBase: true,
+            nonegate: true,
+        }) &&
             fileHasNecessaryTag_1.default(sourceFile, dependencyRule.accessibleTo)) {
             // A rule matched, so the dependency is valid
             return;
diff --git a/src/validation/validateDependencyRules.ts b/src/validation/validateDependencyRules.ts
index 9366447..2affe3d 100644
--- a/src/validation/validateDependencyRules.ts
+++ b/src/validation/validateDependencyRules.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ function validateConfig(config: Config, sourceFile: NormalizedPath, importRecord
         // Check whether:
         //   1) The import matches the rule
         //   2) If necessary, the source file has a relevant tag
+
         if (
-            minimatch(importRecord.rawImport, dependencyRule.dependency) &&
+            minimatch(importRecord.rawImport, dependencyRule.dependency, {
+                matchBase: true,
+                nonegate: true,
+            }) &&
             fileHasNecessaryTag(sourceFile, dependencyRule.accessibleTo)
         ) {
             // A rule matched, so the dependency is valid