diff --git a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_test.py b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_test.py
index 45c139b..a7ccbb5 100644
--- a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_test.py
+++ b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_test.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 # import all of the SimObjects
 from m5.objects import *
 
-from .test_caches import TestCacheSystem
+from test_caches import TestCacheSystem
 
 # create the system we are going to simulate
 system = System()
diff --git a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/simple_ruby.py b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/simple_ruby.py
index dda9e6d..bcd5044 100644
--- a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/simple_ruby.py
+++ b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/simple_ruby.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 # You can import ruby_caches_MI_example to use the MI_example protocol instead
 # of the MSI protocol
-from .msi_caches import MyCacheSystem
+from msi_caches import MyCacheSystem
 
 # create the system we are going to simulate
 system = System()
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@
 isa = str(m5.defines.buildEnv['TARGET_ISA']).lower()
 
 # Run application and use the compiled ISA to find the binary
-binary = 'tests/test-progs/threads/bin/' + isa + '/linux/threads'
+# grab the specific path to the binary
+thispath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+binary = os.path.join(thispath, '../../../', 'tests/test-progs/threads/bin/',
+                      isa, 'linux/threads')
 
 # Create a process for a simple "multi-threaded" application
 process = Process()
diff --git a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/test_caches.py b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/test_caches.py
index 4b17250..6495dc5 100644
--- a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/test_caches.py
+++ b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/test_caches.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 from m5.objects import *
 
-from .msi_caches import L1Cache, DirController, MyNetwork
+from msi_caches import L1Cache, DirController, MyNetwork
 
 class TestCacheSystem(RubySystem):