diff --git a/timeseriesviewer/__init__.py b/timeseriesviewer/__init__.py
index 49bf1f0788f5d3eb3c6ebc7060203d96d3055165..a3e90e97ba7c451525c77d8e60379ef5cd3a95fe 100644
--- a/timeseriesviewer/__init__.py
+++ b/timeseriesviewer/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 DIR_REPO = os.path.dirname(DIR)
 DIR_SITE_PACKAGES = jp(DIR_REPO, 'site-packages')
 DIR_UI = jp(DIR,*['ui'])
-
+DIR_EXAMPLE = jp(DIR_REPO, 'example')
 DEBUG = True
 
 def dprint(text, file=None):