diff --git a/biseau/module_loader.py b/biseau/module_loader.py
index 7c2db70b6306d74289fc2aeedc3764dcc7cb8295..52db93ce40e8604dfb4df9196790f473561020be 100644
--- a/biseau/module_loader.py
+++ b/biseau/module_loader.py
@@ -120,11 +120,20 @@ def topological_sort_by_io(inputs:dict, outputs:dict) -> iter:
 
 def build_python_script_from_name(module_name) -> Script:
     path = module_name.replace('/', '.')
-    module = importlib.import_module(path)
-    # Reload needed because the module itself is
-    #  modified by build_script_from_module
-    module = importlib.reload(module)
-    return build_script_from_module(module)
+    import_as_module = True
+    try:
+        module = importlib.import_module(path)
+    except TypeError:
+        import_as_module = False
+
+    if import_as_module:
+        # Reload needed because the module itself is
+        #  modified by build_script_from_module
+        module = importlib.reload(module)
+        return build_script_from_module(module)
+    else:  # just load it savagely
+        # module_name is not importable directly
+        return build_script_from_json({'python file': module_name + '.py'})
 
 
 def build_asp_script_from_name(fname:str) -> str: