diff --git a/pipenv/project.py b/pipenv/project.py
index 8e31b47e..f589e740 100644
--- a/pipenv/project.py
+++ b/pipenv/project.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
 
 import toml
-import _pipfile as pipfile
 
+from . import _pipfile as pipfile
 from .utils import format_toml, multi_split
 from .utils import convert_deps_from_pip, convert_deps_to_pip