diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
index ebef729..e566c75 100644
--- a/api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from .project import list_project, have_project, create_project, delete_project
 from .project import is_project_open, get_project_open_count, open_project, close_project
 from .project import copy_project
 
-from .parser import read_inp, dump_inp, import_inp, export_inp
+from .inp_io import read_inp, dump_inp, import_inp, export_inp
 
 from .database import API_ADD, API_UPDATE, API_DELETE
 from .database import ChangeSet
diff --git a/api/parser.py b/api/inp_io.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/parser.py
rename to api/inp_io.py
diff --git a/epanet/epanet2.py b/epanet/epanet2.py
index 5f59584..bd21263 100644
--- a/epanet/epanet2.py
+++ b/epanet/epanet2.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import json
 from typing import Any
 sys.path.append("..") 
 from api import project
-from api import parser
-from .epanet2_ec import *
+from api import inp_io
+
 
 def _verify_platform():
     _platform = platform.system()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def run_project(name: str) -> str:
     dir = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
 
     db_inp = os.path.join(os.path.join(dir, 'db_inp'), name + '.db.inp')
-    parser.dump_inp(name, db_inp)
+    inp_io.dump_inp(name, db_inp)
 
     input = name + '.db'
     exe = os.path.join(os.path.join(dir, 'epanet'), 'runepanet.exe')