diff --git a/SickBeard.py b/SickBeard.py
index 2465daf5afb232003fc72231ffe05632585d1a6b..4efb5fa0b6dab5f8d8744029ca99c194f66f2fd6 100755
--- a/SickBeard.py
+++ b/SickBeard.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import traceback
 import getopt
 
 # allow libraries to import each other
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'lib'))
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), 'lib'))
 
 import sickbeard