diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/sample_issue_generator.py b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/sample_issue_generator.py
index 964a8f1de..eafffcc4d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/sample_issue_generator.py
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/sample_issue_generator.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import re
 import yaml
+import os
 
 # Read the CODEOWNERS file
-with open("../CODEOWNERS", "r") as file:
+codeowners_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "CODEOWNERS")
+with open(codeowners_path, "r") as file:
     lines = file.readlines()
 
 # Parse the CODEOWNERS file to extract areas and their paths