diff --git a/videoarchiver/core/cleanup.py b/videoarchiver/core/cleanup.py
index a286d1b..80df32a 100644
--- a/videoarchiver/core/cleanup.py
+++ b/videoarchiver/core/cleanup.py
@@ -8,15 +8,20 @@ from enum import Enum, auto
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Any, Optional, TypedDict, ClassVar
 
-from ..utils.file_ops import cleanup_downloads
-from ..utils.exceptions import (
-    CleanupError,
-    ErrorContext,
-    ErrorSeverity
-)
+try:
+    # Try relative imports first
+    from ..utils.file_ops import cleanup_downloads
+    from ..utils.exceptions import CleanupError, ErrorContext, ErrorSeverity
+except ImportError:
+    # Fall back to absolute imports if relative imports fail
+    from videoarchiver.utils.file_ops import cleanup_downloads
+    from videoarchiver.utils.exceptions import CleanupError, ErrorContext, ErrorSeverity
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .base import VideoArchiver
+    try:
+        from .base import VideoArchiver
+    except ImportError:
+        from videoarchiver.core.base import VideoArchiver
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("VideoArchiver")