diff --git a/python/podio/test_utils.py b/python/podio/test_utils.py
index e26d53b66..04ebe301e 100644
--- a/python/podio/test_utils.py
+++ b/python/podio/test_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ROOT.gSystem.Load("libTestDataModelDict.so")  # noqa: E402
 from ROOT import ExampleHitCollection, ExampleClusterCollection  # noqa: E402 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
-from .frame import Frame  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+from podio.frame import Frame  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
 
 SKIP_SIO_TESTS = os.environ.get("SKIP_SIO_TESTS", "1") == "1"