diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index aff3a02..9750fb7 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ MOCK_MODULES = ['ldap']
 sys.modules.update((mod_name, Mock()) for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES)
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../ldapcherry'))
 
-from ldapcherry.version import version
+from version import version
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31938bd..d47a27f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ data_dir = os.path.join(datarootdir, 'ldapcherry')
 config_dir = os.path.join(sysconfdir, 'ldapcherry')
 small_description = 'A simple web application to manage Ldap entries'
 
-from ldapcherry.version import version
+sys.path.append('ldapcherry/')
+from version import version
 
 # change requirements according to python version
 if sys.version_info[0] == 2: