diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 91f34fcb..1722c7d6 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ ipyvuetify/generated
 js/src/generated
 
 # Compiled javascript
-ipyvuetify/labextension/
-ipyvuetify/nbextension/
+prefix/share
 js/lib
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 28b087c5..8a218555 100755
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 include LICENSE
-recursive-include ipyvuetify/nbextension *.*
-recursive-include ipyvuetify/labextension *.*
-include jupyter-vuetify.json
+recursive-include prefix *.*
 recursive-include ipyvuetify/extra *.vue
 recursive-include ipyvuetify/generated *.*
diff --git a/ipyvuetify/__init__.py b/ipyvuetify/__init__.py
index ad543aa1..b63f1085 100755
--- a/ipyvuetify/__init__.py
+++ b/ipyvuetify/__init__.py
@@ -5,10 +5,22 @@
 from .VuetifyTemplate import VuetifyTemplate
 
 
+def _prefix():
+    import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    prefix = sys.prefix
+    here = Path(__file__).parent
+    # for when in dev mode
+    if (here.parent / "prefix").exists():
+        prefix = str(here.parent)
+    return prefix
+
+
 def _jupyter_labextension_paths():
     return [
         {
-            "src": "labextension",
+            "src": f"{_prefix()}/prefix/share/jupyter/labextensions/jupyter-vuetify/",
             "dest": "jupyter-vuetify",
         }
     ]
@@ -18,7 +30,7 @@ def _jupyter_nbextension_paths():
     return [
         {
             "section": "notebook",
-            "src": "nbextension",
+            "src": f"{_prefix()}/prefix/share/jupyter/nbextensions/jupyter-vuetify/",
             "dest": "jupyter-vuetify",
             "require": "jupyter-vuetify/extension",
         }
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index c210b4d0..afabb7e2 100755
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   },
   "jupyterlab": {
     "extension": "lib/labplugin",
-    "outputDir": "../ipyvuetify/labextension",
+    "outputDir": "../prefix/share/jupyter/labextensions/jupyter-vuetify",
     "webpackConfig": "webpack.config.lab3.js",
     "sharedPackages": {
       "@jupyter-widgets/base": {
diff --git a/js/webpack.config.js b/js/webpack.config.js
index 129ce13a..bb318632 100755
--- a/js/webpack.config.js
+++ b/js/webpack.config.js
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ module.exports = [
     entry: "./lib/extension.js",
     output: {
       filename: "extension.js",
-      path: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "ipyvuetify", "nbextension"),
+      path: path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        "..",
+        "prefix",
+        "share",
+        "jupyter",
+        "nbextensions",
+        "jupyter-vuetify"
+      ),
       libraryTarget: "amd",
     },
     mode: "production",
@@ -39,7 +47,15 @@ module.exports = [
     entry: "./lib/notebook.js",
     output: {
       filename: "index.js",
-      path: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "ipyvuetify", "nbextension"),
+      path: path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        "..",
+        "prefix",
+        "share",
+        "jupyter",
+        "nbextensions",
+        "jupyter-vuetify"
+      ),
       libraryTarget: "amd",
     },
     devtool: "source-map",
@@ -62,7 +78,15 @@ module.exports = [
     entry: "./lib/nodeps.js",
     output: {
       filename: "nodeps.js",
-      path: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "ipyvuetify", "nbextension"),
+      path: path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        "..",
+        "prefix",
+        "share",
+        "jupyter",
+        "nbextensions",
+        "jupyter-vuetify"
+      ),
       libraryTarget: "amd",
     },
     devtool: "source-map",
diff --git a/jupyter-vuetify.json b/prefix/etc/nbconfig/notebook.d/jupyter-vuetify.json
similarity index 100%
rename from jupyter-vuetify.json
rename to prefix/etc/nbconfig/notebook.d/jupyter-vuetify.json
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 69cbc539..1de29990 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ def run(self):
 
 def get_data_files():
     """files that need to be installed in specific locations upon installation."""
-
-    nbext = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("ipyvuetify/nbextension/*")]
-    package = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("ipyvuetify/labextension/package.json")]
-    labext = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("ipyvuetify/labextension/static/*")]
-    nbconfig = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("jupyter-vuetify.json")]
+    nbext = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("prefix/share/jupyter/nbextensions/jupyter-vuetify/*")]
+    package = [
+        rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("prefix/share/jupyter/labextensions/jupyter-vuetify/package.json")
+    ]
+    labext = [
+        rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("prefix/share/jupyter/labextensions/jupyter-vuetify/static/*")
+    ]
+    nbconfig = [rel(f) for f in ROOT.glob("prefix/etc/nbconfig/notebook.d/jupyter-vuetify.json")]
 
     return [
         ("share/jupyter/nbextensions/jupyter-vuetify", nbext),