diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index e08f90493948aaa437f0c8c817b23f9d9bb562b1..349a2376bc0c66e1a12707eecdd60a5fff3233ba 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ echo "[ Docker=$docker ]"
 
 # Check for the correct Python version (3.8+)
 PYTHON_EXEC="python3"
+PYTHON_BASE_DIR="."
 echo "[ Using $("$PYTHON_EXEC" -V) ]"
 
 
 # +++ DEFAULT COMMANDS +++ #
 
 if [[ $docker == "false" ]]; then
+	export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_BASE_DIR"
 
 	### Runs the API Server (Development) ###
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 412590f3665b8eb43f73d96819ed2fdf91f50679..bd80f626dfc49a3718f3faa4bf31fab79d08c085 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 NAME = "engine-api"
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index fba8d537f67a1c939a9d6ee538119c728a3c3194..954fb7e95255ec5b8dacf91a58ba53dfaa7dbf30 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@
 
 
 import atexit
-import os
 import sys
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
-
 import connexion
 
 import meta