diff --git a/bread_editor/__init__.py b/bread_editor/__init__.py
index 23d4ce1..a93a4bf 100644
--- a/bread_editor/__init__.py
+++ b/bread_editor/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-
-from bread_editor.main import start_from_command_line
diff --git a/bread_editor/gui/raw_ui/ui_to_py.py b/bread_editor/gui/raw_ui/ui_to_py.py
index ac953c1..a28a93c 100644
--- a/bread_editor/gui/raw_ui/ui_to_py.py
+++ b/bread_editor/gui/raw_ui/ui_to_py.py
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ working_dir = os.getcwd()
 if not working_dir.split('/')[-1] == "raw_ui":  # cd into the right directory if this gets executed from somewhere else
     os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
-input_debug = input("Do you want to debug the gui scripts? (Make gui scripts executable.) (y/n): ")
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # dont ask for debug on setup
+    input_debug = input("Do you want to debug the gui scripts? (Make gui scripts executable.) (y/n): ")
 
-debug = input_debug == "y"
+    debug = input_debug == "y"
+
+else:
+    debug = False
 
 params = "-o"
 if debug:
@@ -19,5 +23,10 @@ paths = {
     "main_window.ui": "main_window.py"
 }
 
-for ui_file, script_out in paths.items():
-    os.system(f"pyuic6 {ui_file} {params} ../{script_out}")
+
+def convert_ui():
+    for ui_file, script_out in paths.items():
+        os.system(f"pyuic6 {ui_file} {params} ../{script_out}")
+
+
+os.chdir(working_dir)  # switch back to the working directory from which the script was executed
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cf18162..bf7f6c7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
 import setuptools
+from bread_editor.gui.raw_ui import ui_to_py
 from pathlib import Path
 
+ui_to_py.convert_ui()  # convert the .ui files to .py files before setup
+
 this_directory = Path(__file__).parent  # use readme file as long description
 long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()
 
@@ -15,13 +18,13 @@ setuptools.setup(
     url="https://teapot.informationsanarchistik.de/Wobbl/Bread_Editor",
     author="The Wobbler",
     author_email="emil@i21k.de",
-    packages=["bread_editor"],
+    packages=["bread_editor", "bread_editor.gui"],
     package_data={"": ["*.ui", "*.txt"]},
     install_requires=[
         "PyQt6",
         "wobbl_tools @ git+https://teapot.informationsanarchistik.de/Wobbl/wobbl_tools@main#egg=wobbl_tools"
     ],
     entry_points={
-        "console_scripts": ["bread_editor=bread_editor:start_from_command_line"],
+        "console_scripts": ["bread_editor=bread_editor.main:start_from_command_line"],
     }
 )