Modules in NODE_PATH not recognised by IDE

[elis]

I'm running my ES6 setup with NODE_PATH=/src/modules which allows me to import stuff from that directory without explicitly pointing to a relative or absolute path;

e.g. in a file /src/modules/app-name/dir/index.js I use import someFunction from 'services/main-service' (resolves to /src/modules/services/main-service/index.js) - ATOM IDE will not recognise the function definition and will just show me import someFunction while if I use a relative path (e.g import someFunction from '../../services/main-service') it works correctly and displays the function definition correctly.