diff --git a/ldv_migrate/ldv_migrate/migrate_ldvadmin_to_ldvspec.py b/ldv_migrate/ldv_migrate/migrate_ldvadmin_to_ldvspec.py
index 944eb04f63af77fa9d15af46c30b9f44a21a5af1..6d9f2f0758faec02867cb7185c7786723a593a64 100644
--- a/ldv_migrate/ldv_migrate/migrate_ldvadmin_to_ldvspec.py
+++ b/ldv_migrate/ldv_migrate/migrate_ldvadmin_to_ldvspec.py
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ import sys
 import math
 
 try:
+    # local imports
     import connection.retrieve_db_connection as connector
+    from ldv_specification_interface import LDVSpecInterface
+
 except:
+    # installation imports
     import ldv_migrate.connection.retrieve_db_connection as connector
+    from ldv_migrate.ldv_specification_interface import LDVSpecInterface
+
 
-from ldv_specification_interface import LDVSpecInterface
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__file__)
 handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)