diff --git a/parser/parser-cp2k/cp2kparser/scalainterface.py b/parser/parser-cp2k/cp2kparser/scalainterface.py
index 3c9e67c165cba6f285434bbfbf23160ef58587f2..30044097b1aa171902a89944cc53db4efd363f4a 100644
--- a/parser/parser-cp2k/cp2kparser/scalainterface.py
+++ b/parser/parser-cp2k/cp2kparser/scalainterface.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ nomad project.
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys
-from . import setup_paths
+import setup_paths
 from nomadcore.parser_backend import JsonParseEventsWriterBackend
 from cp2kparser import CP2KParser