diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 178e10d0ebe1a3de82ad68234d12346af8aa13a5..da349f94c2c1949e20fa5e47009b2de73316e573 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ setup(
     name="pipeline-core",
     version="0.1.1-dev",
     packages=find_packages("pcore"),
+    package_dir={"": "pcore"},
     include_package_data=True,
     url="",
     license="",
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ setup(
     author_email="diane.adjavon@ed.ac.uk",
     description="Core utilities for microscopy pipeline",
     python_requires=">=3.7",
-    include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         "numpy",
         "dask",