diff --git a/examples/bitmap_font_simpletest.py b/examples/bitmap_font_simpletest.py
index 2ff3a54..5986760 100644
--- a/examples/bitmap_font_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/bitmap_font_simpletest.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], "test"))
+# Add paths so this runs in CPython in-place.
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], ".."))
+from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], "../test"))
 font = bitmap_font.load_font(sys.argv[1])
 
 _, height, _, dy = font.get_bounding_box()