diff --git a/poke/materials.py b/poke/materials.py
index ef8ac58..88187a7 100644
--- a/poke/materials.py
+++ b/poke/materials.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 from scipy.interpolate import interp1d
 from pathlib import Path
-import poke.materials as matdata
 
 # Silica == Fused Silica
 avail_materials = ['Al','Ag',    # metals
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
                    ]
 
 def get_abs_path(file):
-    fullpth =  Path(__file__).parent/'poke'/'material_data'/file
+    fullpth =  Path(__file__).parent/'material_data'/file
     return fullpth
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 77ac258..275fe40 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ install_requires =
 python_requires = >= 3.8
 setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 
+[options.package_data]
+poke = material_data/*.csv
+