diff --git a/app/build_npms.py b/app/build_npms.py
index d56b2774..6555ba91 100644
--- a/app/build_npms.py
+++ b/app/build_npms.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ from decouple import config
 import click
 import importlib.resources
 from python_on_whales import docker, DockerException
-from .base import get_stack
-from .util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config
+from app.base import get_stack
+from app.util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config
 
 builder_js_image_name = "cerc/builder-js:local"
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
         os.makedirs(build_root_path)
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
-    from . import data
+    from app import data
     with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "npm-package-list.txt") as package_list_file:
         all_packages = package_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
diff --git a/app/deploy.py b/app/deploy.py
index 3f769f3e..2e665696 100644
--- a/app/deploy.py
+++ b/app/deploy.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import subprocess
 from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
 import click
 from pathlib import Path
-from .util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options2
-from .deployment_create import create as deployment_create
-from .deployment_create import init as deployment_init
+from app.util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options2
+from app.deployment_create import create as deployment_create
+from app.deployment_create import init as deployment_init
 
 
 class DeployCommandContext(object):
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
             print(f"Using cluster name: {cluster}")
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
-    from . import data
+    from app import data
     with resources.open_text(data, "pod-list.txt") as pod_list_file:
         all_pods = pod_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
diff --git a/app/deployment.py b/app/deployment.py
index fa2236aa..84b83bd5 100644
--- a/app/deployment.py
+++ b/app/deployment.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import click
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
-from .deploy import up_operation, down_operation, ps_operation, port_operation, exec_operation, logs_operation, create_deploy_context
-from .util import global_options
+from app.deploy import up_operation, down_operation, ps_operation, port_operation, exec_operation, logs_operation, create_deploy_context
+from app.util import global_options
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/app/setup_repositories.py b/app/setup_repositories.py
index db0bd779..d275a986 100644
--- a/app/setup_repositories.py
+++ b/app/setup_repositories.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import click
 import importlib.resources
 from pathlib import Path
 import yaml
-from .util import include_exclude_check
+from app.util import include_exclude_check
 
 
 class GitProgress(git.RemoteProgress):
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, git_ssh, check_only, pull, branches, branches
         os.makedirs(dev_root_path)
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
-    from . import data
+    from app import data
     with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "repository-list.txt") as repository_list_file:
         all_repos = repository_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
diff --git a/app/version.py b/app/version.py
index 4194f24a..7af18dc1 100644
--- a/app/version.py
+++ b/app/version.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def command(ctx):
     '''print tool version'''
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
-    from . import data
+    from app import data
     with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "build_tag.txt") as version_file:
         # TODO: code better version that skips comment lines
         version_string = version_file.read().splitlines()[1]