diff --git a/voicebot/set_whisper_debug.py b/voicebot/set_whisper_debug.py
index 1aa61ac..77902e4 100644
--- a/voicebot/set_whisper_debug.py
+++ b/voicebot/set_whisper_debug.py
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import logging
 import sys
 import os
 
-# Add the voicebot directory to the path
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+# Add the project root (parent of the voicebot directory) to sys.path so
+# imports like `from shared import ...` work when running this script from
+# inside the `voicebot` container.
+project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+if project_root not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(project_root)
 
 from shared.logger import logger