Hibs boss Shaun Maloney has suggested his side can still catch Hearts in third.
The manager watched his troops beat Malky Mackay's Ross County 2-0 at Easter Road to deliver their first league win in seven.
Their rivals Hearts sit nine points ahead but their form has not been ideal in recent weeks either.
Maloney, though - while pleased with three points yesterday - warned his stars not to focus too much on those above in the table and instead think of themselves.
And he reckons the rest will take care of itself if Hibs continue to win.
“I don’t think we should concentrate too much on the gap. I think we have to respect what’s around about us," Maloney said.
“It was a big win today but we have to fight to stay in the top six and four or five teams can still achieve fourth.
“I wouldn’t worry about third just yet. If we continue to play like we did in the second half then we can, but there is a lot of work to do first.
“There is still lots of work to do, I think we can be a lot better in possession, we can create more.
“But there’s lot of good things. The work never stops when you're a coach, but I know it being really early on in my reign, there were positives but today is not the day to stop, we need to keep pushing."
Jake Doyle-Hayes bagged a brilliant double to win the game in Leith yesterday and his manager was full of praise.
"We had some chances and if we had been more clinical I’d be even happier, but Jake was really, really good," he added.
"The goals were outstanding.
“Take away his goals and his performance was still very good, so I’m really happy for him."
