diff --git a/avocado/core/aexpect.py b/avocado/core/aexpect.py
index 4f62a347ec92a5fdbe5c82df13c9421f91fc8b53..7814748f9647bc062d8f520b5a722ee70eead016 100755
--- a/avocado/core/aexpect.py
+++ b/avocado/core/aexpect.py
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import subprocess
 
-from avocado.utils import astring
-from avocado.utils import data_factory
-from avocado.utils import process
-from avocado.utils import genio
-from avocado.utils import wait
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
+from ..utils import astring
+from ..utils import data_factory
+from ..utils import process
+from ..utils import genio
+from ..utils import wait
+from ..utils import path as utils_path
 
 
 class ExpectError(Exception):
diff --git a/avocado/core/app.py b/avocado/core/app.py
index d91aa45c6b75ab0ad0f489bf1769b668df934f45..3bfa7143470fcedb281602b6fdf7643c957b994a 100644
--- a/avocado/core/app.py
+++ b/avocado/core/app.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ The core Avocado application.
 
 import os
 
-from avocado.core.log import configure
-from avocado.core.parser import Parser
-from avocado.core.plugins.manager import get_plugin_manager
+from .log import configure
+from .parser import Parser
+from .plugins.manager import get_plugin_manager
 
 
 class AvocadoApp(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/data_dir.py b/avocado/core/data_dir.py
index 8bb68fad192e0d3ec23c4bdaa64fb27fd12d952a..102700e199693d591e9fad868dd5ea555c307e03 100755
--- a/avocado/core/data_dir.py
+++ b/avocado/core/data_dir.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import shutil
 import time
 import tempfile
 
-from avocado.core import job_id
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.utils.data_structures import Borg
+from . import job_id
+from .settings import settings
+from ..utils import path as utils_path
+from ..utils.data_structures import Borg
 
 
 _BASE_DIR = os.path.join(sys.modules[__name__].__file__, "..", "..", "..")
diff --git a/avocado/core/job.py b/avocado/core/job.py
index 16f11ee4ed3a8ea7deddc9dce0935a1cd2351d50..ed560d329d1d07bd2209034e1b84b3c56a748c09 100644
--- a/avocado/core/job.py
+++ b/avocado/core/job.py
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ import shutil
 import fnmatch
 
 from avocado import runtime
-from avocado.core import data_dir
-from avocado.core import runner
-from avocado.core import loader
-from avocado.core import sysinfo
-from avocado.core import result
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core import exceptions
-from avocado.core import job_id
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import multiplexer
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
-from avocado.core.plugins import jsonresult
-from avocado.core.plugins import xunit
-from avocado.core.plugins.builtin import ErrorsLoading
-from avocado.utils import archive
-from avocado.utils import path
+from . import data_dir
+from . import runner
+from . import loader
+from . import sysinfo
+from . import result
+from . import exit_codes
+from . import exceptions
+from . import job_id
+from . import output
+from . import multiplexer
+from .settings import settings
+from .plugins import jsonresult
+from .plugins import xunit
+from .plugins.builtin import ErrorsLoading
+from ..utils import archive
+from ..utils import path
 
 
 try:
-    from avocado.core.plugins import htmlresult
+    from .plugins import htmlresult
     HTML_REPORT_SUPPORT = True
 except ImportError:
     HTML_REPORT_SUPPORT = False
diff --git a/avocado/core/loader.py b/avocado/core/loader.py
index 5efd7ab5d6e3b52177da26a02a334801be167d77..25bd914ed4ae862a87934a6c839c32067d559100 100644
--- a/avocado/core/loader.py
+++ b/avocado/core/loader.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 
-from avocado.core import data_dir
-from avocado.core import test
-from avocado.utils import path
-from avocado.core import output
+from . import data_dir
+from . import test
+from . import output
+from ..utils import path
 
 try:
     import cStringIO as StringIO
diff --git a/avocado/core/multiplexer.py b/avocado/core/multiplexer.py
index e2014343c16d9cdcf2ba7e990a4327fbe4183cce..20b103e26947d4b78290e89a2c580cbba98e27f1 100644
--- a/avocado/core/multiplexer.py
+++ b/avocado/core/multiplexer.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import itertools
 import logging
 import re
 
-from avocado.core import tree
+from . import tree
 
 
 MULTIPLEX_CAPABLE = tree.MULTIPLEX_CAPABLE
diff --git a/avocado/core/output.py b/avocado/core/output.py
index c4b4aed8846e7ae3b9c059ed912cd49b2fa47d8d..77178ba0412f7791b4d6407a541c6ca3dfec6c42 100644
--- a/avocado/core/output.py
+++ b/avocado/core/output.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
+from .settings import settings
+from ..utils import path as utils_path
 
 
 class FilterError(logging.Filter):
diff --git a/avocado/core/parser.py b/avocado/core/parser.py
index 03191186b0029aeae1891efeb1fc276dcc27d407..f5fe1e4863be4ea6cb60b95e952853606d0135ba 100644
--- a/avocado/core/parser.py
+++ b/avocado/core/parser.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Avocado application command line parsing.
 import sys
 import argparse
 
-from avocado.core import tree
-from avocado.core import settings
+from . import tree
+from . import settings
 from avocado.version import VERSION
 
 PROG = 'avocado'
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/builtin.py b/avocado/core/plugins/builtin.py
index 711974de1dae41162619969420e254e2af47f23e..1fbfdcec733dc49344b6071124a3d94645e73c5e 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/builtin.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/builtin.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import os
 import logging
 from importlib import import_module
 
-from avocado.core.plugins.plugin import Plugin
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
+from .plugin import Plugin
+from ..settings import settings
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger("avocado.app")
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/config.py b/avocado/core/plugins/config.py
index 04e0dde5bb3578aea874bfcad14521a2e31d4c51..2eb14ba04a0c1dcee90950f1063659faffb7af7b 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/config.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/config.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 # Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2013-2014
 # Author: Lucas Meneghel Rodrigues <lmr@redhat.com>
 
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import data_dir
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import output
+from .. import data_dir
+from ..settings import settings
 
 
 class ConfigOptions(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/distro.py b/avocado/core/plugins/distro.py
index 0492b837b434a981cc1ca95d9dd776dc998b7e5f..8b4660773e6c9b3854fb056ea08200c24087500a 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/distro.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/distro.py
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import bz2
 import sys
 import json
 
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.utils import process
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.utils import distro as utils_distro
+from . import plugin
+from .. import output
+from .. import exit_codes
+from ...utils import process
+from ...utils import path as utils_path
+from ...utils import distro as utils_distro
 
 
 class SoftwarePackage(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/exec_path.py b/avocado/core/plugins/exec_path.py
index 76f9754852465fe5dd827dc8b29f4ec6a2b167e9..8099c2aca48f16e638bdffcee28e8947e95724c6 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/exec_path.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/exec_path.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Libexec PATHs modifier
 import os
 import sys
 
-from avocado.core import exit_codes, output
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import exit_codes, output
 
 
 class ExecPath(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/gdb.py b/avocado/core/plugins/gdb.py
index 5fa028fb49f8610433a6a07e3fb517469b4e7ea4..dc2d64af93889f8c4c00ef4339dc07d074de3799 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/gdb.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/gdb.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 """Run tests with GDB goodies enabled."""
 
 from avocado import runtime
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
+from . import plugin
+from ..settings import settings
+from ...utils import path as utils_path
 
 
 class GDB(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/htmlresult.py b/avocado/core/plugins/htmlresult.py
index e6bb028e05579be24f52171e9da41807bb664ddf..ac165d06b2dd189fa2e2a0ff6f76e810b5e13165 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/htmlresult.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/htmlresult.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import subprocess
 import pystache
 
 from avocado import runtime
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.result import TestResult
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import exit_codes
+from .. import output
+from ..result import TestResult
+from ...utils import path as utils_path
 
 
 class ReportModel(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/journal.py b/avocado/core/plugins/journal.py
index bec605ccbb88572066cb0bd142cee60bf0385a72..4a3e7f80b8df272b18e270e830bd0466ed9f8e19 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/journal.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/journal.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import os
 import sqlite3
 import datetime
 
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core.result import TestResult
+from . import plugin
+from ..result import TestResult
 
 
 JOURNAL_FILENAME = ".journal.sqlite"
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/jsonresult.py b/avocado/core/plugins/jsonresult.py
index 2a6b7cf010b33b44b2244ba26aefd7feb572679b..ea0faf47ac149b4c1e4b3c69f0fcbeca2d77925c 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/jsonresult.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/jsonresult.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ JSON output module.
 
 import json
 
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.result import TestResult
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import output
+from ..result import TestResult
 
 
 class JSONTestResult(TestResult):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/manager.py b/avocado/core/plugins/manager.py
index 9cab0d1a868b042c84e656bb6215ab8d12281e3f..2922289a047bd46567cf50aabab1b8118659dce8 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/manager.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/manager.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from avocado.core.plugins.builtin import load_builtins
-from avocado.core.plugins.plugin import Plugin
+from .builtin import load_builtins
+from .plugin import Plugin
 
 
 DefaultPluginManager = None
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/multiplexer.py b/avocado/core/plugins/multiplexer.py
index 24cdf326e03bc5cf4e44c3b284a4f8301956e592..5d66662eff86de94352afe57dd03d447196c65cb 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/multiplexer.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/multiplexer.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core import tree
-from avocado.core import multiplexer
+from . import plugin
+from .. import output
+from .. import exit_codes
+from .. import tree
+from .. import multiplexer
 
 
 class Multiplexer(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/plugin_list.py b/avocado/core/plugins/plugin_list.py
index 930fc3ef4a6b5921114ea3994508ff6fb5aac52f..a4874f2b0140f74895cf960b0e55b3c979ec7aa3 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/plugin_list.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/plugin_list.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 # Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2013-2014
 # Author: Ruda Moura <rmoura@redhat.com>
 
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core.plugins.builtin import ErrorsLoading
-from avocado.core.plugins.manager import get_plugin_manager
+from . import plugin
+from .builtin import ErrorsLoading
+from .manager import get_plugin_manager
+from .. import output
 
 
 class PluginList(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/remote.py b/avocado/core/plugins/remote.py
index 89e7ea4f65befdfa9dbf30748fa33054f226d290..446fba97a3c71fee4062430ec2d5998e002986c0 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/remote.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/remote.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import getpass
 
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core.remote import RemoteTestResult
-from avocado.core.remote import RemoteTestRunner
-from avocado.utils import remote
+from . import plugin
+from ..remote import RemoteTestResult
+from ..remote import RemoteTestRunner
+from ...utils import remote
 
 
 class RunRemote(plugin.Plugin):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class RunRemote(plugin.Plugin):
             if not getattr(app_args, arg):
                 missing.append(arg)
         if missing:
-            from avocado.core import output, exit_codes
+            from .. import output, exit_codes
             import sys
             view = output.View(app_args=app_args)
             e_msg = ('Use of %s requires %s arguments to be set. Please set %s'
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/runner.py b/avocado/core/plugins/runner.py
index 1eb75acd5920c9465330d1d0cef60d407bb11ab2..2478b8c759aa690e6f875ed0ef2e796830c96e41 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/runner.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ Base Test Runner Plugins.
 
 import sys
 
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import job
-from avocado.core import multiplexer
+from . import plugin
+from .. import exit_codes
+from .. import output
+from .. import job
+from .. import multiplexer
+from ..settings import settings
 
 
 class TestRunner(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/sysinfo.py b/avocado/core/plugins/sysinfo.py
index 7c32c236dae5abcef68cf9188cb39a7fb58a4787..bcb075a5bf374d3e4144cd67befbdc507c8c8e42 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/sysinfo.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/sysinfo.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 System information plugin
 """
 
-from avocado.core import sysinfo
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import sysinfo
 
 
 class SystemInformation(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/test_list.py b/avocado/core/plugins/test_list.py
index fab4121e1ee68daca98b8c35fb405a109f1acbaa..026ffd1c142f178c6ef4b423117fd9df35cf15d6 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/test_list.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/test_list.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from avocado.core import test
-from avocado.core import loader
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.utils import astring
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import test
+from .. import loader
+from .. import output
+from .. import exit_codes
+from ...utils import astring
 
 
 class TestLister(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/vm.py b/avocado/core/plugins/vm.py
index d8b1871011b087d6520f62c1da02f5d732de7ad5..25f4cd341d6a39027bc91ad77eb89d869ed46c7f 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/vm.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/vm.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import getpass
 
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
-from avocado.core.remote import VMTestResult
-from avocado.core.remote import RemoteTestRunner
-from avocado.utils import virt
+from . import plugin
+from ..remote import VMTestResult
+from ..remote import RemoteTestRunner
+from ...utils import virt
 
 
 class RunVM(plugin.Plugin):
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class RunVM(plugin.Plugin):
             if not getattr(app_args, arg):
                 missing.append(arg)
         if missing:
-            from avocado.core import output, exit_codes
+            from .. import output, exit_codes
             import sys
             view = output.View(app_args=app_args)
             e_msg = ('Use of %s requires %s arguments to be set. Please set %s'
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/wrapper.py b/avocado/core/plugins/wrapper.py
index b3ba74f6576b7763459995219577e9ae5031b5ed..28015726aa3bd6341d6ab6a4db4534323c7abbba 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/wrapper.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/wrapper.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from . import plugin
+from .. import exit_codes
+from .. import output
 from avocado import runtime
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
 
 
 class Wrapper(plugin.Plugin):
diff --git a/avocado/core/plugins/xunit.py b/avocado/core/plugins/xunit.py
index 8988e6c4d0c7e8493e7f27efcfb934c407fa3c91..20bd83f05e3d60f65362e81579615364e20b6ccc 100644
--- a/avocado/core/plugins/xunit.py
+++ b/avocado/core/plugins/xunit.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 import datetime
 from xml.sax.saxutils import quoteattr
 
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.result import TestResult
-from avocado.core.plugins import plugin
+from . import plugin
+from .. import output
+from ..result import TestResult
 
 
 # We use a subset of the XML format defined in this URL:
diff --git a/avocado/core/remote/__init__.py b/avocado/core/remote/__init__.py
index fcad0cf710ff48a374a5b55d840b262c7394e638..f8c9fe2a9587aa4a72b8ead64d3bda40330b814a 100644
--- a/avocado/core/remote/__init__.py
+++ b/avocado/core/remote/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 # Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2014-2015
 # Author: Ruda Moura <rmoura@redhat.com>
 
-from avocado.core.remote.test import RemoteTest
-from avocado.core.remote.result import RemoteTestResult, VMTestResult
-from avocado.core.remote.runner import RemoteTestRunner
+from .test import RemoteTest
+from .result import RemoteTestResult, VMTestResult
+from .runner import RemoteTestRunner
diff --git a/avocado/core/remote/result.py b/avocado/core/remote/result.py
index b0616aa59c9ec96d22e802d003fb1b69e0cbc9f7..feaf4bb49a9b48f3361f066e4c1dde3d355fa5a8 100644
--- a/avocado/core/remote/result.py
+++ b/avocado/core/remote/result.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 import os
 
-from avocado.core import data_dir
-from avocado.core import exceptions
-from avocado.core.result import HumanTestResult
-from avocado.utils import remote
-from avocado.utils import virt
+from .. import data_dir
+from .. import exceptions
+from ..result import HumanTestResult
+from ...utils import remote
+from ...utils import virt
 
 
 class RemoteTestResult(HumanTestResult):
diff --git a/avocado/core/remote/runner.py b/avocado/core/remote/runner.py
index 4e9ded3242c19a8d4a0834ba33ea13e6f9b11c81..fdd6c7e44a45bf45b0188c893cd784b7e52acc54 100644
--- a/avocado/core/remote/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/remote/runner.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 
-from avocado.core import exceptions
-from avocado.core import status
-from avocado.core.runner import TestRunner
-from avocado.core.remote.test import RemoteTest
-from avocado.utils import archive
-from avocado.utils import stacktrace
+from .test import RemoteTest
+from .. import exceptions
+from .. import status
+from ..runner import TestRunner
+from ...utils import archive
+from ...utils import stacktrace
 from fabric.exceptions import CommandTimeout
 
 
diff --git a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/actions/server.py b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/actions/server.py
index 80ecf4c6abdcd2114dadc1377daf72d3b1f528f9..d7f1d74b4827df2c9ebbebcdcf5d1d23a72b726c 100644
--- a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/actions/server.py
+++ b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/actions/server.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Module that implements the actions for the CLI App when the job toplevel
 command is used
 """
 
-from avocado.core.restclient import connection
-from avocado.core.restclient.cli.actions import base
+from . import base
+from ... import connection
 
 
 @base.action
diff --git a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/app.py b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/app.py
index d35ef4fb3de4b448771850b4f6fdbb894d44331a..f9f1f0cfc9311277bf20c4c86ff9d7d17a8ea7f2 100644
--- a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/app.py
+++ b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/app.py
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import types
 import importlib
 import functools
 
-from avocado.core import settings
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.core.restclient import connection
-from avocado.core.restclient.cli import parser
+from . import parser
+from .. import connection
+from ... import settings
+from ... import output
+from ... import exit_codes
+
 
 __all__ = ['App']
 
diff --git a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/args/server.py b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/args/server.py
index a2e2bef76e8028ca9bda2ae5425a9a3683cdde4c..c8c1136d70315abb325bdafae590e7f08c67dc64 100644
--- a/avocado/core/restclient/cli/args/server.py
+++ b/avocado/core/restclient/cli/args/server.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 This module has actions for the server command
 """
 
-from avocado.core.restclient.cli.args import base
+from . import base
 
 
 __all__ = ['ACTION_STATUS', 'ACTION_ARGUMENTS', 'ARGUMENTS']
diff --git a/avocado/core/restclient/connection.py b/avocado/core/restclient/connection.py
index 19208e5ca2ce749c3f1387824b3fefc4e60fbcbe..6df75be7ad1a55a10157bbf1af16c66b5388d6ba 100644
--- a/avocado/core/restclient/connection.py
+++ b/avocado/core/restclient/connection.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ basic object that allows methods to be called on the remote server.
 
 import requests
 
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
+from ..settings import settings
 
 
 __all__ = ['get_default', 'Connection']
diff --git a/avocado/core/runner.py b/avocado/core/runner.py
index 526ecc3b80c42e9f0c206ae64d8135a57a438bf7..529e35d89e0b4c985b4427a673f50baacbfca7c8 100644
--- a/avocado/core/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/runner.py
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 from avocado import runtime
-from avocado.core import test
-from avocado.core import exceptions
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core import status
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
-from avocado.utils import wait
-from avocado.utils import stacktrace
+from . import test
+from . import exceptions
+from . import output
+from . import status
+from . import exit_codes
+from ..utils import wait
+from ..utils import stacktrace
 
 
 class TestRunner(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/settings.py b/avocado/core/settings.py
index 459f684b5cea963d9575324ab5426555eaf13640..96a9e02984bd3534ca76c6ccc8e5ebe834e32de0 100644
--- a/avocado/core/settings.py
+++ b/avocado/core/settings.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import glob
 
-from avocado.utils import path
+from ..utils import path
 
 
 if 'VIRTUAL_ENV' in os.environ:
diff --git a/avocado/core/sysinfo.py b/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
index bfb77f50ea21411d797a36241510473cc76faeac..d3f66167fdf86df468ac6ab5541f828a72913fcb 100644
--- a/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
+++ b/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import subprocess
 
-from avocado.utils import genio
-from avocado.utils import process
-from avocado.utils import software_manager
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.core import output
-from avocado.core.settings import settings
+from . import output
+from .settings import settings
+from ..utils import genio
+from ..utils import process
+from ..utils import software_manager
+from ..utils import path as utils_path
 
 log = logging.getLogger("avocado.sysinfo")
 
diff --git a/avocado/core/test.py b/avocado/core/test.py
index 894997c3d055990b76f5a372561d99292feb1fea..32cce688a88861b471dfafbf2c13e71cd1f64986 100644
--- a/avocado/core/test.py
+++ b/avocado/core/test.py
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
 else:
     import unittest
 
-from avocado.core import data_dir
-from avocado.core import sysinfo
-from avocado.core import exceptions
-from avocado.core import multiplexer
-from avocado.utils import genio
-from avocado.utils import path as utils_path
-from avocado.utils import process
-from avocado.utils import stacktrace
+from . import data_dir
+from . import sysinfo
+from . import exceptions
+from . import multiplexer
+from ..utils import genio
+from ..utils import path as utils_path
+from ..utils import process
+from ..utils import stacktrace
 from avocado.version import VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/avocado/core/tree.py b/avocado/core/tree.py
index 5b23916ecf136318702f76c212ad30e184842daa..445b1fb5892e402890b3008ef06403777bcc6c5d 100644
--- a/avocado/core/tree.py
+++ b/avocado/core/tree.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else:
     except ImportError:
         from yaml import Loader
 
-from avocado.core import output
+from . import output
 
 # Mapping for yaml flags
 YAML_INCLUDE = 0