diff --git a/python/app_list_table.py b/python/app_list_table.py
index 948d3267..0cb6abe0 100644
--- a/python/app_list_table.py
+++ b/python/app_list_table.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from utils import get_metatable
+from .utils import get_metatable
 from template_manager import TemplateManager
 
 
diff --git a/python/cli.py b/python/cli.py
index 3b037009..3ebc646c 100644
--- a/python/cli.py
+++ b/python/cli.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # see how reproschema uses click to create command line calls `reproschema validate`
 
 import os, click
-from create_schema import create_schema
-from utils import print_download, get_root_dir, get_metatable
+from .create_schema import create_schema
+from .utils import print_download, get_root_dir, get_metatable
 
 default_dir = os.path.join(get_root_dir(), "schemas")
 
diff --git a/python/create_schema.py b/python/create_schema.py
index bb0437a9..470bc8fb 100644
--- a/python/create_schema.py
+++ b/python/create_schema.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from rich import print
 
-from item import get_item_info, define_new_item
-from utils import (
+from .item import get_item_info, define_new_item
+from .utils import (
     snake_case,
     print_info,
     print_item_info,
diff --git a/python/generate_landing_page.py b/python/generate_landing_page.py
index 6e79432b..64dde5cb 100644
--- a/python/generate_landing_page.py
+++ b/python/generate_landing_page.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from utils import get_metatable
+from .utils import get_metatable
 from template_manager import TemplateManager
 
 
diff --git a/python/item.py b/python/item.py
index f839d1a3..635dd3bc 100644
--- a/python/item.py
+++ b/python/item.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from numpy import linspace, isnan
 
-from utils import convert_to_str, convert_to_int, snake_case
+from .utils import convert_to_str, convert_to_int, snake_case
 from reproschema.models.item import Item, ResponseOption
 
 from rich import print