diff --git a/bin/check_ducklake_up b/bin/check_ducklake_up
index 97ebd039bbc3..5dd2ae219e50 100755
--- a/bin/check_ducklake_up
+++ b/bin/check_ducklake_up
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 import time
 from importlib import util as importlib_util
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from types import ModuleType
 import duckdb
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
 MAX_RETRIES = 30