diff --git a/autoload/langserver/references.vim b/autoload/langserver/references.vim
index fa3798a..ca2302a 100644
--- a/autoload/langserver/references.vim
+++ b/autoload/langserver/references.vim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function! langserver#references#transform_reply(message) abort
     let l:loc_bufnr = bufnr(langserver#util#get_filename(langserver#util#get_lsp_id(), l:location['uri']))
     let l:loc_filename = langserver#util#get_filename(langserver#util#get_lsp_id(), l:location['uri'])
     let l:loc_line = l:location['range']['start']['line'] + 1
-    let l:loc_text = bufnr('%') == l:loc_bufnr ? getline(l:loc_line) : ''
+    let l:loc_text = langserver#util#get_line(l:loc_bufnr, l:loc_filename, l:loc_line)
 
     let l:location_dict = {
           \ 'filename': l:loc_filename,
diff --git a/autoload/langserver/symbol/util.vim b/autoload/langserver/symbol/util.vim
index 46eb8cb..c526c4f 100644
--- a/autoload/langserver/symbol/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/langserver/symbol/util.vim
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ let s:symbol_kind = {
       \ 17: 'Boolean',
       \ 18: 'Array',
       \ },
-      \ }
+    \ }
 
 
 function! langserver#symbol#util#transform_reply(message) abort
diff --git a/autoload/langserver/util.vim b/autoload/langserver/util.vim
index 9ab65c1..ccbaa62 100644
--- a/autoload/langserver/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/langserver/util.vim
@@ -250,3 +250,13 @@ function! langserver#util#get_lsp_id() abort
     return -1
   endif
 endfunction
+
+function! langserver#util#get_line(loc_bufnr, loc_filename, loc_line) abort
+  if bufnr('%') == a:loc_bufnr 
+    let l:loc_text = getline(a:loc_line)
+  else
+    let l:loc_text = readfile(a:loc_filename, '', a:loc_line)[a:loc_line - 1]
+  endif
+
+  return l:loc_text
+endfunction