diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ae0e2861..c064c1d8 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 """novelWriter Test Config
 """
 
-import pytest, shutil
+import sys, pytest, shutil
 from os import path, mkdir
 
+sys.path.insert(1, path.abspath(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), path.pardir)))
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def nwTemp():
     testDir = path.dirname(__file__)