diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d0b80c5..27e29df 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pytest
-
+# Repo root on sys.path for `slack_export` / `server` (CI and local).
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+if str(REPO_ROOT) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
+
+import pytest
 FIXTURE_EXPORT = REPO_ROOT / "tests" / "fixtures" / "mini-export"
 TEST_MANIFEST = REPO_ROOT / "tests" / "fixtures" / "test-manifest.json"