diff --git a/main.pyw b/main.pyw
index 46447d5..0be98ac 100644
--- a/main.pyw
+++ b/main.pyw
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import sys
-
 from source.gui import install
 from source.option import Option
 from source.translation import load_language
 
 
 # this allows every variable to be accessible from other files, useful for the plugins
-self = sys.modules[__name__]
+self = __import__(__name__)
 
 options = Option.from_file("./option.json")
 translater = load_language(options["language"])
diff --git a/plugins/_test.py b/plugins/_test.py
index 5cfa213..b4c4df8 100644
--- a/plugins/_test.py
+++ b/plugins/_test.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import tkinter
-import sys
-
-
-# get the main window from the main module
-window = sys.modules["__main__"].window
+from __main__ import window
 
 # get the install button from the main window
 window.button_install.config(text="installation plugins")
diff --git a/source/translation.py b/source/translation.py
index 9857532..d08439e 100644
--- a/source/translation.py
+++ b/source/translation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import json
-import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-self = sys.modules[__name__]
+self = __import__(__name__)
 self._language_data = {}