diff --git a/ci/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py b/ci/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
index 4dc6ced7..744ee5e0 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
+++ b/ci/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import os
 from glob import glob
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
-from ci.scripts import publish_test_metrics_quality as _quality_helpers
+try:
+    from ci.scripts import publish_test_metrics_quality as _quality_helpers
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    # Jenkins executes this file directly; keep sibling helper import working in that mode.
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
+    import publish_test_metrics_quality as _quality_helpers
 
 CANONICAL_CHECKS = _quality_helpers.CANONICAL_CHECKS
 _build_check_statuses = _quality_helpers._build_check_statuses