diff --git a/src/literary/notebook/importer.ipynb b/src/literary/notebook/importer.ipynb
index 4100d65..509e1b4 100644
--- a/src/literary/notebook/importer.ipynb
+++ b/src/literary/notebook/importer.ipynb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "    ).tag(config=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "    allow_absolute_local_imports = Bool(\n",
-    "        False,\n",
+    "        True,\n",
     "        help=\"Allow absolute imports of Python scripts / notebooks in the current working directory\",\n",
     "    ).tag(config=True)"
    ]