diff --git a/pvlib/__init__.py b/pvlib/__init__.py
index b5b07866a..e53f5500f 100644
--- a/pvlib/__init__.py
+++ b/pvlib/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+sys.path.append(Path(__file__).parent)
 from pvlib.version import __version__  # noqa: F401
 
 from pvlib import (  # noqa: F401