diff --git a/patacrep/content/cd.py b/patacrep/content/cd.py
index 418a111f..2ef0fd10 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/cd.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/cd.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ required:
   path: //str
 optional:
   content: //any
+  yaml_as_root: //bool
 """)
 def parse(keyword, config, argument):
     """Return a list songs, whith a different base path.
@@ -19,19 +20,27 @@ def parse(keyword, config, argument):
     - config: the current songbook configuration dictionary;
     - argument: a dict containing:
         path: string specifying the path to use as root;
+        yaml_as_root: (optional) if the yaml file folder should
+            be used as root folder
         content: songbook content, that is parsed by
             patacrep.content.process_content().
 
     This function adds 'path' to the directories where songs are searched
     for, and then processes the content.
 
-    The 'path' is added as a relative path to every path already present in
-      config['songdir'] (which are 'songs' dir inside the datadirs).
+    If 'yaml_as_root' is not set the 'path' is added as a relative path to
+    every path already present in config['songdir'] (which are 'songs' dir
+     inside the datadirs).
+    Otherwise only the 'path' folder of the yaml file is insert as first
+    folder to search into.
     """
     subpath = argument['path']
     old_songdir = config['_songdir']
 
-    config['_songdir'] = [path.clone().join(subpath) for path in config['_songdir']]
+    if argument.get('yaml_as_root', False):
+        config['_songdir'].insert(0, DataSubpath(config['_songbookfile_dir'], subpath))
+    else:
+        config['_songdir'] = [path.clone().join(subpath) for path in config['_songdir']]
 
     processed_content = process_content(argument.get('content'), config)
     config['_songdir'] = old_songdir
diff --git a/patacrep/content/include.py b/patacrep/content/include.py
index 0755c747..41d4b0ee 100644
--- a/patacrep/content/include.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/include.py
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ from patacrep import encoding, errors, files
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def load_from_datadirs(path, datadirs):
-    """Load 'path' from one of the datadirs.
+def load_from_datadirs(filename, songdirs):
+    """Load 'filename' from one of the songdirs.
 
-    Raise an exception if it was found if none of the datadirs of 'config'.
+    Raise an exception if it was not found in any songdir.
     """
-    for filepath in files.iter_datadirs(datadirs, "songs", path):
-        if os.path.exists(filepath):
-            return filepath
+    for path in songdirs:
+        fullpath = os.path.join(path.fullpath, filename)
+        if os.path.exists(fullpath):
+            return fullpath
     # File not found
     raise ContentError(
         "include",
-        errors.notfound(path, list(files.iter_datadirs(datadirs)))
+        errors.notfound(filename, list(songdirs))
         )
 
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ def parse(keyword, config, argument):
 
     for path in argument:
         try:
-            filepath = load_from_datadirs(path, config['_datadir'])
+            filepath = load_from_datadirs(path, config['_songdir'])
         except ContentError as error:
             new_contentlist.append_error(error)
             continue
diff --git a/patacrep/content/tex.py b/patacrep/content/tex.py
index 406084a8..adf6950e 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/tex.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/tex.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def parse(keyword, argument, config):
     filelist = ContentList()
     basefolders = itertools.chain(
         (path.fullpath for path in config['_songdir']),
-        files.iter_datadirs(config['_datadir']),
         files.iter_datadirs(config['_datadir'], 'latex'),
         )
     for filename in argument:
diff --git a/test/test_content/sort.source b/test/test_content/sort.source
index 2a1b19af..00c1d6e8 100644
--- a/test/test_content/sort.source
+++ b/test/test_content/sort.source
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - cd:
-    path: "../../datadir_sort"
+    path: "datadir_sort"
+    yaml_as_root: yes
     content:
       - section:
           name: "Title"
diff --git a/test/test_songbook/content.yaml b/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
index e4552f92..0f1e4f89 100644
--- a/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
+++ b/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ content:
   - songsection: Test of song section
   - cd:
       # relative to yaml songfile
-      path: /content_datadir/content
+      path: content_datadir/content
+      yaml_as_root: yes
       content:
         - "song.csg"
         - "song.tsg"