diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_helpers.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_helpers.py
index a57b965c8e..c351f9f762 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_helpers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+import sys
 from typing import Dict
 
 import litellm
@@ -5,6 +7,10 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import LiteLLM_TeamTable, UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.types.guardrails import *
 
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+
 
 def can_modify_guardrails(team_obj: Optional[LiteLLM_TeamTable]) -> bool:
     if team_obj is None:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
index f5ed9fee84..6938a6fc11 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ def init_guardrails_v2(all_guardrails: dict):
 
         # Init guardrail CustomLoggerClass
         if litellm_params["guardrail"] == "aporia":
-            from guardrail_hooks.aporia_ai import _ENTERPRISE_Aporia
+            from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.aporia_ai import (
+                _ENTERPRISE_Aporia,
+            )
 
             _aporia_callback = _ENTERPRISE_Aporia(
                 api_base=litellm_params["api_base"],