diff --git a/submissions.spec b/submissions.spec
index a6ddd67..6ceea67 100644
--- a/submissions.spec
+++ b/submissions.spec
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ block_cipher = None
 #### custom for automation of documentation building ####
 import sys, subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
-sys.path.append(Path(".").parent.joinpath('src').absolute().__str__())
+sys.path.append(Path(__name__).parent.joinpath('src').absolute().__str__())
 from submissions import __version__, __project__, bcolors, project_path
-print(f"Using {project_path} as project path.")
+print(f"Using {project_path.absolute().__str__()} as project path.")
 doc_path = project_path.joinpath("docs").absolute()
 build_path = project_path.joinpath(".venv", "Scripts", "sphinx-build").absolute().__str__()
 print(bcolors.BOLD + "Running Sphinx subprocess to generate rst files..." + bcolors.ENDC)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ subprocess.run([build_path, doc_path.joinpath("source").__str__(), docs_build.__
 
 a = Analysis(
     ['src\\submissions\\__main__.py'],
-    pathex=[project_path.absolute().__str__()],
+    pathex=[project_path.absolute().__str__(), project_path.joinpath("src","submissions")],
     binaries=[],
     datas=[
             ("src\\config.yml", "files"),