diff --git a/examples/extension-entrypoint-surface-smoke.py b/examples/extension-entrypoint-surface-smoke.py
index 9bd2b775db..310bf104ad 100644
--- a/examples/extension-entrypoint-surface-smoke.py
+++ b/examples/extension-entrypoint-surface-smoke.py
@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from loopx.extensions.entrypoint_surface import (
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+if str(ROOT) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
+
+from loopx.extensions.entrypoint_surface import (  # noqa: E402
     EntrypointKind,
     render_report,
     resolve_declared_entrypoints,
 )
 
 
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-
 EXPECTED_KINDS = frozenset(kind.value for kind in EntrypointKind)
 
 REQUIRED_KINDS = (