diff --git a/src/linker.ts b/src/linker.ts
index bfef3f8..e2f0eb2 100644
--- a/src/linker.ts
+++ b/src/linker.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class Linker {
     const lines = options.fileContent.split('\n')
 
     return matches.map((match) => {
-      const result = options.indexer?.search(match[2]!)
+      const result = options.indexer?.search(match[2]!, true)
 
       return {
         templatePath: result?.[0]?.path,
diff --git a/src/template_indexer.ts b/src/template_indexer.ts
index 2e578e1..8b56a18 100644
--- a/src/template_indexer.ts
+++ b/src/template_indexer.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ export class TemplateIndexer {
   /**
    * Search for a template by the given text
    */
-  search(text: string) {
+  search(text: string, exact = false) {
     text = text.replaceAll(/"|'/g, '').replaceAll('.', '/').replaceAll(/\s/g, '')
     if (!text) return this.#templates
 
-    return this.#templates.filter((template) => template.name.startsWith(text))
+    return this.#templates.filter((template) => {
+      if (exact) return template.name === text
+      return template.name.startsWith(text)
+    })
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/tests/linker.spec.ts b/tests/linker.spec.ts
index 1483ff2..a7032b3 100644
--- a/tests/linker.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/linker.spec.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,29 @@ test.group('Views Linker | .edge', () => {
     const positions = result.map((r) => r.position)
     assert.deepEqual(positions, [{ colEnd: 8, colStart: 2, line: 0 }])
   })
+
+  test('should not create link if exact match is not found', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
+    await fs.create('resources/views/components/button.edge', '')
+
+    const template = dedent`
+      @component('components')
+    `
+
+    const indexer = new TemplateIndexer({
+      rootPath: fs.basePath,
+      disks: { default: 'resources/views' },
+    })
+
+    await indexer.scan()
+
+    const result = await Linker.getLinks({
+      fileContent: template,
+      indexer,
+      sourceType: 'edge',
+    })
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result, [])
+  })
 })
 
 test.group('Views Linker | .ts', () => {