diff --git a/local-cli/core/index.js b/local-cli/core/index.js
index 47d099e74..1a9ab03db 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/index.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/index.js
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ const defaultRNConfig = {
   getDependencyConfig(packageName: string) {
     const platforms = this.getPlatformConfig();
     const folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', packageName);
-    const rnpm = getRNPMConfig(
-      path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', packageName),
-    );
+    const rnpm = getRNPMConfig(folder);
 
     let config = Object.assign({}, rnpm, {
       assets: findAssets(folder, rnpm.assets),
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__tests__/link.spec.js b/local-cli/link/__tests__/link.spec.js
index 9cbe601f2..b44bf22b1 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/__tests__/link.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/__tests__/link.spec.js
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ describe('link', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should accept the name of a dependency with a scope / tag', async () => {
+    const config = {
+      getPlatformConfig: () => ({ios: {}, android: {}}),
+      getProjectConfig: () => ({assets: []}),
+      getDependencyConfig: sinon.stub().returns({assets: [], commands: {}}),
+    };
+
+    const link = require('../link').func;
+    await link(['@scope/something@latest'], config);
+    expect(
+      config.getDependencyConfig.calledWith('@scope/something'),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it('should register native module when android/ios projects are present', done => {
     const registerNativeModule = sinon.stub();
     const dependencyConfig = {android: {}, ios: {}, assets: [], commands: {}};
diff --git a/local-cli/link/link.js b/local-cli/link/link.js
index 892e4f710..50d7f16e9 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/link.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/link.js
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ function link(args: Array<string>, config: RNConfig) {
   }
 
   let packageName = args[0];
-  // Check if install package by specific version (eg. package@latest)
+  // Trim the version / tag out of the package name (eg. package@latest)
   if (packageName !== undefined) {
-    packageName = packageName.split('@')[0];
+    packageName = packageName.replace(/^(.+?)(@.+?)$/gi, '$1');
   }
 
   const dependencies = getDependencyConfig(