diff --git a/webservice/serve_overview.py b/webservice/serve_overview.py
index c1e0a4f903beec6ab633494638cb13eebd59a3fe..706e3b0bc625131628706df470a1cd861ac7c693 100644
--- a/webservice/serve_overview.py
+++ b/webservice/serve_overview.py
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ from jinja2 import Template
 
 from xfel_calibrate.settings import free_nodes_cmd, preempt_nodes_cmd, reservation # noqa: E501
 
-from .config import serve_overview as config
+try:
+    from .config import serve_overview as config
+except:
+    from config import serve_overview as config
+
 
 
 class LimitedSizeDict(OrderedDict):