diff --git a/bin/import-data b/bin/import-data
index 5eced17..5146b31 100755
--- a/bin/import-data
+++ b/bin/import-data
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import django
 import ipaddress
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "dnmgmt.settings")
-sys.path.append("..")
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+sys.path.append(BASE_DIR)
 django.setup()
 
 
diff --git a/bin/whoisd b/bin/whoisd
index 7f9f65b..30b1a5d 100755
--- a/bin/whoisd
+++ b/bin/whoisd
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import logging
 import select
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "dnmgmt.settings")
-sys.path.append("..")
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+sys.path.append(BASE_DIR)
 django.setup()
 
 from whoisdb.helpers import findInDatabase, getWhoisObjectFields