diff --git a/lua/core/startup.lua b/lua/core/startup.lua
index 0f0578a94..654ea03a0 100644
--- a/lua/core/startup.lua
+++ b/lua/core/startup.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require 'core/menu'
 
 -- global include function
 function include(file)
-  return dofile(norns.state.path .. file .. '.lua')
+  return dofile(_path.code .. file .. '.lua')
 end