diff --git a/standalone/manage.py b/standalone/manage.py
index 577f515..468c371 100644
--- a/standalone/manage.py
+++ b/standalone/manage.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+# Ensure the project root (/app) is on sys.path so that both 'standalone'
+# and 'bambu_run' are importable regardless of where this script is invoked from.
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
 
 def main():
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "standalone.settings")