diff --git a/src/nemo-python.c b/src/nemo-python.c
index 8d2acdb..ee24143 100644
--- a/src/nemo-python.c
+++ b/src/nemo-python.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ nemo_python_init_python (void)
 	}
 	
 	debug("Sanitize the python search path");
-	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = [path for path in sys.path if path]");
+	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; import os; sys.path = [path for path in sys.path if path]; sys.path += os.getenv(\"NEMO_PYTHON_SEARCH_PATH\").split(os.pathsep)");
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
 	{
 		PyErr_Print();