diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b6c628d4..36598200 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 author = "Björn F. Johansson"
 import os
 import sys
-
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../src/pydna"))
 # contents of docs/conf.py
 from importlib.metadata import version