diff --git a/utils/aws/resume.py b/utils/aws/resume.py
index 338c8b10127b..563f22be20dc 100644
--- a/utils/aws/resume.py
+++ b/utils/aws/resume.py
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 # Usage: $ python utils/aws/resume.py
 
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import torch
 import yaml
 
+sys.path.append('./')  # to run '$ python *.py' files in subdirectories
+
 port = 0  # --master_port
 path = Path('').resolve()
 for last in path.rglob('*/**/last.pt'):