diff --git a/python/ontoenv/__init__.py b/python/ontoenv/__init__.py
index 492d84a..7bb01ad 100644
--- a/python/ontoenv/__init__.py
+++ b/python/ontoenv/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """Python package shim for the ontoenv extension."""
 
 # These symbols come from the Rust extension module built via maturin.
-from ._native import OntoEnv, Ontology, run_cli, version  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-from . import _native as _ext  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+from ontoenv._native import OntoEnv, Ontology, run_cli, version  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+from ontoenv import _native as _ext  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
 __doc__ = getattr(_ext, "__doc__", None)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
diff --git a/python/ontoenv/_cli.py b/python/ontoenv/_cli.py
index 6a1c36a..c3ae016 100644
--- a/python/ontoenv/_cli.py
+++ b/python/ontoenv/_cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from .ontoenv import run_cli as _run_cli
+from ontoenv import run_cli as _run_cli
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int: