diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 445edf3..5ab8920 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			"address": "localhost",
 			"restart": true,
 			"outFiles": [
-				"${workspaceFolder}/server/out/*.js"
+				"${workspaceFolder}/server/out/**/*.js"
 			]
 		}
 	],
diff --git a/server/src/providers/definition.ts b/server/src/providers/definition.ts
index 94f1ba0..2c88530 100644
--- a/server/src/providers/definition.ts
+++ b/server/src/providers/definition.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { URI } from 'vscode-uri';
 import { DefinitionParams, DefinitionLink, Range } from 'vscode-languageserver/node';
 import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
 import { JRefSymbol } from '../visitor';
-import { ServerContext } from '../utils';
+import { analyze, ServerContext } from '../utils';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 const defaultTargetRange: Range = {
   start: { line: 0, character: 0 },
@@ -43,13 +44,26 @@ function createDefinitionLink(
   const uri = URI.parse(targetPath);
   const currentDir = path.dirname(URI.parse(document.uri).fsPath);
   const absolutePath = path.resolve(currentDir, uri.path.slice(1));
-  const targetDocument = documents.get(URI.file(absolutePath).toString());
-  const targetRange = getTargetRange(targetDocument);
+  const targetUri = URI.file(absolutePath).toString();
+  const targetRange = getTargetRange(targetUri);
 
-  function getTargetRange(targetDocument: TextDocument | undefined): Range {
-    if (!targetDocument) return defaultTargetRange;
-    const targetSymbolTable = documentSymbols.get(targetDocument);
-    if (!targetSymbolTable) return defaultTargetRange;
+  function getTargetRange(targetUri: string): Range {
+    let targetDocument = documents.get(targetUri);
+    if (!targetDocument) {
+      try {
+        const filePath = URI.parse(targetUri).fsPath;
+        const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+        targetDocument = TextDocument.create(targetUri, 'jref', 1, content);
+      } catch (e) {
+        return defaultTargetRange;
+      }
+    }
+    let targetSymbolTable = documentSymbols.get(targetDocument);
+    if (!targetSymbolTable) {
+      const { symbols } = analyze(targetDocument.getText());
+      documentSymbols.set(targetDocument, symbols);
+      targetSymbolTable = symbols;
+    }
     const targetSymbol = targetSymbolTable?.get(uri.fragment);
     if (!targetSymbol) return defaultTargetRange;
     return {
diff --git a/server/src/server.ts b/server/src/server.ts
index 30a83c7..e4508c9 100644
--- a/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/server/src/server.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import {
 
 import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
 
-import { Node, ParseError, parseTree } from 'jsonc-parser';
+import { ParseError } from 'jsonc-parser';
 import { createParseErrorDiagnostic } from './providers/diagnostics';
 
 import { onDefinition } from './providers/definition';
-import { SymbolTable, visit } from './visitor';
+import { SymbolTable } from './visitor';
 import { handleSemanticTokens, tokenTypes } from './providers/semanticTokens';
+import { analyze } from './utils';
 
 // Create a connection for the server, using Node's IPC as a transport.
 // Also include all preview / proposed LSP features.
@@ -44,10 +45,7 @@ connection.onInitialize((params: InitializeParams) => {
 // The content of a text document has changed. This event is emitted
 // when the text document first opened or when its content has changed.
 documents.onDidChangeContent((change: TextDocumentChangeEvent<TextDocument>) => {
-  const errors: ParseError[] = [];
-  const ast: Node | undefined = parseTree(change.document.getText(), errors);
-  const symbols: SymbolTable = new Map();
-  visit(ast, symbols);
+  const { symbols, errors } = analyze(change.document.getText());
   documentSymbols.set(change.document, symbols);
   sendDiagnostics(change.document, errors);
 });
diff --git a/server/src/utils.ts b/server/src/utils.ts
index 6986815..6785899 100644
--- a/server/src/utils.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 import { TextDocuments } from 'vscode-languageserver/node';
-import { SymbolTable } from './visitor';
+import { SymbolTable, visit } from './visitor';
 import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
+import { ParseError, parseTree } from 'jsonc-parser';
 
 export interface ServerContext {
   documents: TextDocuments<TextDocument>;
   documentSymbols: WeakMap<TextDocument, SymbolTable>;
 }
+
+export interface DocumentAnalysis {
+  symbols: SymbolTable;
+  errors: ParseError[];
+}
+
+export function analyze(content: string): DocumentAnalysis {
+  const errors: ParseError[] = [];
+  const ast = parseTree(content, errors);
+  const symbols: SymbolTable = new Map();
+  visit(ast, symbols);
+  return { symbols, errors };
+}