diff --git a/jedi/__init__.py b/jedi/__init__.py
index c07d6eeb..21b79943 100644
--- a/jedi/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
+import sys
+
+# python imports are hell sometimes. Especially the combination of relative
+# imports and circular imports... Just avoid it:
+sys.path.insert(0, __path__[0])
+
 from .api import Script, NotFoundError, set_debug_function
 from . import settings