diff --git a/bin/run_tests.py b/bin/run_tests.py
index 98e5eb49..59ac48d7 100755
--- a/bin/run_tests.py
+++ b/bin/run_tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys, subprocess, shutil, json
 from glob import glob
 
-from . import run_test
+import run_test
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # move cwd to the project root