diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
index 07e680a..c327ca4 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 from threading import Thread
 
-from . import io, util
-from .modules import Module, START_HOOKS
+from i3pystatus.core import io, util
+from i3pystatus.core.modules import Module, START_HOOKS
 
 class Status:
     def __init__(self, standalone=False, interval=1, input_stream=sys.stdin):
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/config.py b/i3pystatus/core/config.py
index f2326dd..94fc2d7 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/config.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import runpy
 import sys
 import contextlib
 
-from .render import render_json
+from i3pystatus.core.render import render_json
 
 SEARCHPATH = (
     "~/.i3pystatus.py",
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/modules.py b/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
index 97f50fc..47384b7 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
 import time
 
-from .settings import SettingsBase
-from .threading import Manager
-from .util import convert_position, chain
+from i3pystatus.core.settings import SettingsBase
+from i3pystatus.core.threading import Manager
+from i3pystatus.core.util import convert_position, chain
 
 __all__ = [
     "Module", "AsyncModule", "IntervalModule",
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/settings.py b/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
index d8db876..32e5e7f 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from .util import KeyConstraintDict
-from .exceptions import ConfigKeyError, ConfigMissingError
+from i3pystatus.core.util import KeyConstraintDict
+from i3pystatus.core.exceptions import ConfigKeyError, ConfigMissingError
 
 class SettingsBase:
     """
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/threading/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/core/threading/__init__.py
index 7ab2262..cababbb 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/threading/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/threading/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-from .manager import Manager
+from i3pystatus.core.threading.manager import Manager
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/threading/manager.py b/i3pystatus/core/threading/manager.py
index 0712ec9..6499ee3 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/threading/manager.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/threading/manager.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-from ..util import partition
-from . import threads, wrapper
+from i3pystatus.core.util import partition
+from i3pystatus.core.threading import threads, wrapper
 
 class Manager:
     def __init__(self, target_interval):
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/util.py b/i3pystatus/core/util.py
index 1176e4f..ba5ad0a 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/util.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/util.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import collections
 import itertools
 import re
 
-from .exceptions import *
-from .imputil import ClassFinder
+from i3pystatus.core.exceptions import *
+from i3pystatus.core.imputil import ClassFinder
 
 def chain(fun):
     def chained(self, *args, **kwargs):