diff --git a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS.py b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS.py
index d4abdf410d74cec40eb9d18a43082c03aefaf571..28eec17d975fd7b924cf00e6e0beef3d38d96c1e 100644
--- a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS.py
+++ b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import json
 import numpy as np
 import os
 
-from Schmidt2018_dyn import helpers
+import sys
+sys.path.append('./figures/Schmidt2018_dyn')
 from helpers import original_data_path, population_labels
 from multiarea_model import MultiAreaModel
 from plotcolors import myred, myblue