diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 76e5a2e..781fe97 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     ],
 
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["*.test", "*.test.*", "test.*", "test", "bin"]),
-    package_data={'configs': 'data/configs/*'},
+    package_data={'configs': ['data/configs/*']},
     exclude_package_data={'': ['*.hdf', '*.c', '*.h']},
     ext_modules=extensions,
     setup_requires=["pytest-runner", "pytest-xdist"],