diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
index 36f61e0b7..602624806 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import logging
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 import subprocess
 import requests
-from .helpers import get_settings
+import sys
+sys.path.append('/home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/utils')
+from helpers import get_settings
 
 # Used in flickrimage
 flickr_images = {}