diff --git a/bindings/__init__.py b/bindings/__init__.py
index ee86a27..75322a0 100644
--- a/bindings/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import ctypes, os, sys
 
 def loadlibc():
-    sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
     libc = None
-    os.environ['PATH'] = os.path.abspath(
-                            os.path.join(
-                                os.path.dirname(__file__), "../")) \
-                         + ';' \
-                         + os.environ['PATH']
+#    os.environ['PATH'] = os.path.abspath(
+#                            os.path.join(
+#                                os.path.dirname(__file__), "../")) \
+#                         + ';' \
+#                         + os.environ['PATH']
+    # __file__ is this __init__.py
+    # This assumes that the repo's directory has not been modified
+    # and that 
+    so   = '/lib3ddevil1.so'
+    libdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../"))
+    sharedlib = libdir + so
     try:
         libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
     except OSError as e: