diff --git a/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/MapDefinitionDeserializer.ts b/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/MapDefinitionDeserializer.ts
index b3b8fa7e488..c42061685b6 100644
--- a/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/MapDefinitionDeserializer.ts
+++ b/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/MapDefinitionDeserializer.ts
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ export class MapDefinitionDeserializer {
       srcNode = this.getSourceNodeWithBackout(key);
     } else {
       const lastLoop = this.getLowestLoop().key;
-      // danielle handle namespace here
-      srcNode = findNodeForKey(`${lastLoop}/${key}`, this._sourceSchema.schemaTreeRoot, false) as SchemaNodeExtended;
+      // Handle relative attribute paths like './@AttributeName' by stripping the './' prefix
+      const normalizedKey = key.startsWith('./@') ? key.substring(2) : key;
+      srcNode = findNodeForKey(`${lastLoop}/${normalizedKey}`, this._sourceSchema.schemaTreeRoot, false) as SchemaNodeExtended;
     }
     return srcNode;
   };
diff --git a/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/__test__/MapDefinitionDeserializer.spec.ts b/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/__test__/MapDefinitionDeserializer.spec.ts
index 25b9597ad89..0139038bc10 100644
--- a/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/__test__/MapDefinitionDeserializer.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/data-mapper-v2/src/mapHandling/__test__/MapDefinitionDeserializer.spec.ts
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ describe('mapDefinitions/MapDefinitionDeserializer', () => {
         );
       });
 
-      it.skip('creates a looping connection w/ index variable, conditional, and relative attribute path', () => {
+      it('creates a looping connection w/ index variable, conditional, and relative attribute path', () => {
         simpleMap['ns0:Root'] = {
           LoopingWithIndex: {
             WeatherSummary: {