diff --git a/kitty_tests/main.py b/kitty_tests/main.py
index 2b14d2eea..be8e20203 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/main.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/main.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def run_cli(suite: unittest.TestSuite, verbosity: int = 4) -> bool:
     r.resultclass = unittest.TextTestResult
     runner = r(verbosity=verbosity)
     runner.tb_locals = True  # type: ignore
-    from . import forwardable_stdio
+    from .base import forwardable_stdio
     with forwardable_stdio():
         result = runner.run(suite)
     sys.stdout.flush()