diff --git a/prepare_package.py b/prepare_package.py
index 377e69b68..ff1b47e0c 100644
--- a/prepare_package.py
+++ b/prepare_package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
     shutil.copytree(
         os.path.join(".", pgk_data_src), os.path.join(pkg_data_folder, pkg_data_dest)
     )
+# Move the MVS parameters from the docs into the package_data folder
+shutil.copyfile(
+    os.path.join(".", "docs", "MVS_parameters_list.csv"),
+    os.path.join(pkg_data_folder, "MVS_parameters_list.csv"),
+)
 
 # Rebuild the package
 os.system("python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel")
diff --git a/src/multi_vector_simulator/utils/__init__.py b/src/multi_vector_simulator/utils/__init__.py
index e49fc1794..12fd99095 100644
--- a/src/multi_vector_simulator/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/src/multi_vector_simulator/utils/__init__.py
@@ -124,12 +124,24 @@ def get_doc_type(self, param_label):
 
 
 try:
-    REPO_PATH = os.path.dirname(
-        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-    )
-    PARAMETERS_DOC = ParameterDocumentation(
-        param_info_file=os.path.join(REPO_PATH, "docs", "MVS_parameters_list.csv")
+    mvs_parameter_file = "MVS_parameters_list.csv"
+    DOC_PATH = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+        ),
+        "docs",
     )
+    if os.path.exists(DOC_PATH):
+        PARAMETERS_DOC = ParameterDocumentation(
+            param_info_file=os.path.join(DOC_PATH, mvs_parameter_file)
+        )
+    elif os.path.exists(PACKAGE_DATA_PATH):
+        PARAMETERS_DOC = ParameterDocumentation(
+            param_info_file=os.path.join(PACKAGE_DATA_PATH, mvs_parameter_file)
+        )
+    else:
+        PARAMETERS_DOC = None
+
 except FileNotFoundError:
     PARAMETERS_DOC = None