diff --git a/install b/install
index bcd9f28..c5d932c 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """
 installs preferences
 """
-from installer import Installer
+
+from prefs import Installer
 installer = Installer()
 installer.run()
diff --git a/prefs/__init__.py b/prefs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b81710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prefs/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+prefs is a preferences manager
+"""
+
+from .installer import Installer
diff --git a/installer/host.py b/prefs/host.py
similarity index 100%
rename from installer/host.py
rename to prefs/host.py
diff --git a/installer/__init__.py b/prefs/installer.py
similarity index 91%
rename from installer/__init__.py
rename to prefs/installer.py
index caf0b05..8a41f74 100644
--- a/installer/__init__.py
+++ b/prefs/installer.py
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
-"""
-just exists to define our installer
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import json
-import os
 import pathlib
-import platform
-import subprocess
 import sys
-import shutil
+import json
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from installer import host
-from installer.options import Options
-from installer import log
-from installer import targets
-from installer import sections
+from . import host
+from . import sections
+from . import targets
+from .options import Options
 
 class Installer:
     """
diff --git a/installer/log.py b/prefs/log.py
similarity index 100%
rename from installer/log.py
rename to prefs/log.py
diff --git a/installer/options.py b/prefs/options.py
similarity index 98%
rename from installer/options.py
rename to prefs/options.py
index 7c7ebf3..0845942 100644
--- a/installer/options.py
+++ b/prefs/options.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import argparse
 import configparser
 import pathlib
 
-from installer import log, host
+from . import log
+from . import host
 
 class Options:
     """
diff --git a/installer/pylintrc b/prefs/pylintrc
similarity index 100%
rename from installer/pylintrc
rename to prefs/pylintrc
diff --git a/installer/sections.py b/prefs/sections.py
similarity index 100%
rename from installer/sections.py
rename to prefs/sections.py
diff --git a/installer/targets.py b/prefs/targets.py
similarity index 99%
rename from installer/targets.py
rename to prefs/targets.py
index e4740ba..50e46e0 100644
--- a/installer/targets.py
+++ b/prefs/targets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import shutil
 import os
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from installer import host
+from . import host
 
 class Target:
     """