diff --git a/scripts/ops/awooop-seed-auto-repair-canary-playbook.py b/scripts/ops/awooop-seed-auto-repair-canary-playbook.py
index 2725601e..b92f2ee9 100644
--- a/scripts/ops/awooop-seed-auto-repair-canary-playbook.py
+++ b/scripts/ops/awooop-seed-auto-repair-canary-playbook.py
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import sys
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
-_REPO_API_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "apps" / "api"
-if (_REPO_API_ROOT / "src").exists():
-    sys.path.insert(0, str(_REPO_API_ROOT))
+_IMAGE_API_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+_REPO_API_ROOT = _IMAGE_API_ROOT / "apps" / "api"
+for _api_root in (_IMAGE_API_ROOT, _REPO_API_ROOT):
+    if (_api_root / "src").exists():
+        sys.path.insert(0, str(_api_root))
+        break
 
 from src.models.playbook import (
     ActionType,