diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_sg_scraper.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_sg_scraper.py
index 3f514a57ca8..bec587d0ff6 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_sg_scraper.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_sg_scraper.py
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ def plotly_sg_scraper(block, block_vars, gallery_conf, **kwargs):
 
     Notes
     -----
-    Add this function to the image scrapers 
+    Add this function to the image scrapers
     """
-    examples_dirs = gallery_conf["examples_dirs"]
-    if isinstance(examples_dirs, (list, tuple)):
-        examples_dirs = examples_dirs[0]
-    pngs = sorted(glob(os.path.join(examples_dirs, "*.png")))
-    htmls = sorted(glob(os.path.join(examples_dirs, "*.html")))
+    examples_dir = os.path.dirname(block_vars["src_file"])
+    pngs = sorted(glob(os.path.join(examples_dir, "*.png")))
+    htmls = sorted(glob(os.path.join(examples_dir, "*.html")))
     image_path_iterator = block_vars["image_path_iterator"]
     image_names = list()
     seen = set()
diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
index 837943ab45b..63eb1e2fc65 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ def test_scraper():
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     gallery_conf = {"src_dir": tempdir, "examples_dirs": here}
     names = iter(["0", "1", "2"])
-    block_vars = {"image_path_iterator": names}
+    block_vars = {
+        "image_path_iterator": names,
+        "src_file": os.path.join(here, "plot_example.py"),
+    }
     execute_plotly_example()
     res = plotly_sg_scraper(block, block_vars, gallery_conf)
     shutil.rmtree(tempdir)