diff --git a/PanACoTA/annotate_module/format_prodigal.py b/PanACoTA/annotate_module/format_prodigal.py
index 7c9acf7ecaa3c62b80ea7594eda499cd11516ccc..7a2f7affa2ebfc4c6c4cb71b6afd756fb94cdf8e 100644
--- a/PanACoTA/annotate_module/format_prodigal.py
+++ b/PanACoTA/annotate_module/format_prodigal.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import shutil
 import logging
 
 import PanACoTA.utils as utils
-import PanACoTA.annotate_module.general_format_functions as gfunc
+from PanACoTA.annotate_module import general_format_functions as gfunc
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("annotate.prodigal_format")