diff --git a/pyreadline/test/test_emacs.py b/pyreadline/test/test_emacs.py
index 8554f18..534dbdb 100644
--- a/pyreadline/test/test_emacs.py
+++ b/pyreadline/test/test_emacs.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 import sys, unittest
 import pdb
-sys.path.append (u'../..')
+sys.path.insert(0, u'../..')
 from pyreadline.modes.emacs import *
 from pyreadline import keysyms
 from pyreadline.lineeditor import lineobj
 
-from common import *
+from pyreadline.test.common import *
 from pyreadline.logger import log
 import pyreadline.logger as logger
 logger.sock_silent=True
diff --git a/pyreadline/test/test_vi.py b/pyreadline/test/test_vi.py
index 8b5c904..6504556 100644
--- a/pyreadline/test/test_vi.py
+++ b/pyreadline/test/test_vi.py
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 import sys, unittest,pdb
-sys.path.append (u'../..')
+sys.path.insert(0, u'../..')
 from pyreadline.modes.vi import *
 from pyreadline import keysyms
 from pyreadline.lineeditor import lineobj
 from pyreadline.logger import log
 import pyreadline.logger as logger
-from common import *
+from pyreadline.test.common import *
 
-from common import *
+from pyreadline.test.common import *
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ViModeTest (ViMode):