diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 3bc68c43..412b9480 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
  ===== 3.1.26-dev===== (xx.xx.2015)
+18.06.2015
+ - bugfix file path normalization failed on path containing something like "/.foo/" https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/56
+ 
 17.06.2015
  - bugfix calling a plugin with nocache option but no other attributes like {foo nocache} caused call to undefined function https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/55
 
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 4f5a6022..02ab10fb 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.26-dev/1';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.26-dev/2';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_file.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_file.php
index 1c705190..e8fe9e6c 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_file.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_file.php
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  */
 class Smarty_Internal_Resource_File extends Smarty_Resource
 {
-
-    private $dsMap = array('/' => array(array('\\', '/./'), '/.'), '\\' => array(array('/', '\\.\\'), '\\.'));
-
     /**
      * build template filepath by traversing the template_dir array
      *
@@ -127,9 +124,9 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_File extends Smarty_Resource
         if ($path[0] == '.') {
             $path = getcwd() . DS . $path;
         }
-        $path = str_replace($this->dsMap[DS][0], DS, $path);
-        while (strrpos($path, $this->dsMap[DS][1]) !== false) {
-            $path = preg_replace('#([\\\/][.][\\\/])|([\\\/][^\\\/]+[\\\/][.][.][\\\/])#', DS, $path);
+        $path = preg_replace('#[\\\/]+([.][\\\/]+)*([.](?![.]))?#', DS, $path);
+        while (strrpos($path, DS . '.') !== false) {
+            $path = preg_replace('#([\\\/]([^\\\/]+[\\\/]){2}([.][.][\\\/]){2})|([\\\/][^\\\/]+[\\\/][.][.][\\\/]?)#', DS, $path);
         }
         return $path;
     }