diff --git a/lib/panels/template/index.js b/lib/panels/template/index.js
index a963a7a..f255fdf 100644
--- a/lib/panels/template/index.js
+++ b/lib/panels/template/index.js
@@ -2,14 +2,27 @@
 var path = require('path'),
     fs = require('fs');
 
-var isAbsolute = function (path) {
+var isAbsolute = function(path) {
     return ('/' === path[0]) || (':' === path[1] && '\\' === path[2]);
 };
 
 // handle 'view engine' express directive
-var getPath = function (view, root, default_engine) {
-    if (!isAbsolute(view)) {
-        view = path.join(root, view);
+var getPath = function(view, root, default_engine) {
+    if (Array.isArray(root)) {
+        // iterate over array and fs stat the view
+        for (var i = 0; i < root.length; i++) {
+            var maybeView = path.join(root[i], view)
+            if (!path.isAbsolute(maybeView)) {
+                maybeView = path.join(root, maybeView)
+            }
+            try {
+                var stat = fs.statSync(maybeView)
+                view = maybeView;
+                break;
+            } catch (e) {
+                // empty on purpose
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     var ext = path.extname(view);
@@ -46,4 +59,4 @@ module.exports = {
             }
         };
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};