diff --git a/rules/common.smk b/rules/common.smk
index 44e3a807..0e85b620 100644
--- a/rules/common.smk
+++ b/rules/common.smk
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-import os, sys
+import os, sys, glob
+
+helper_source_path = [match for match in glob.glob('**/_helpers.py', recursive=True)]
+
+for path in helper_source_path:
+    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(path))
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(path))
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("scripts"))
 from _helpers import validate_checksum