1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 590b35700..36dfaa792 100755
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ installs SQLAlchemy's testing plugin into the local environment.
 import sys
 import os
 
-for pth in ['../lib']:
-    sys.path.append(
-        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), pth))
-
+if not sys.flags.no_user_site:
+    sys.path.insert(
+        0,
+        os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '..', 'lib')
+    )
 
 # use bootstrapping so that test plugins are loaded
 # without touching the main library before coverage starts