diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 983553afe..ab3191b18 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-include pyhgf/data/usdchf.txt
-include pyhgf/data/binary_input.txt
-include pyhgf/data/binary_response.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+include src/pyhgf/data/usdchf.txt
+include src/pyhgf/data/binary_input.txt
+include src/pyhgf/data/binary_response.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b631b58f..d4369c1a7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
         include_package_data=True,
         package_dir = {"": "src"},
         package_data={"": ["pyhgf/src/pyhgf/data/*.dat"]},
-        packages=find_packages(),
+        packages=find_packages(where='src'),
     )