diff --git a/frontend/migrations/common.py b/frontend/migrations/common.py
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+++ b/frontend/migrations/common.py
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+import os, sys
+dirname = os.path.dirname(sys.modules[__name__].__file__)
+autotest_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dirname, "..", '..'))
+client_dir = os.path.join(autotest_dir, "client")
+sys.path.insert(0, client_dir)
+import setup_modules
+sys.path.pop(0)
+setup_modules.setup(base_path=autotest_dir, root_module_name="autotest_lib")