diff --git a/tests/test_gui_updates.py b/tests/test_gui_updates.py
index e39bfae..03e10b1 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_updates.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_updates.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import pytest
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 import importlib.util
 import sys
+import os
 import dearpygui.dearpygui as dpg
 
+# Ensure project root is in path for imports
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
+
 # Load gui.py as a module for testing
 spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("gui", "gui.py")
 gui = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)