diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
index b281e94cf..99d0b1758 100644
--- a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import os
 import ctypes
 from ctypes import POINTER
 import operator
+import sys
 
 try: import numpy
 except: numpy = None
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ elif os.name=='nt':
     for dir_candidate in path_dirs:
         if 'assimp' in dir_candidate.lower():
             additional_dirs.append(dir_candidate)
-            
+
+additional_dirs += sys.path
+
 #print(additional_dirs)
 def vec2tuple(x):
     """ Converts a VECTOR3D to a Tuple """
diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/setup.py b/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
index e683f7a81..8f3cdcae2 100644
--- a/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ setup(name='pyassimp',
       url='https://github.com/assimp/assimp',
       packages=['pyassimp'],
       data_files=[('share/pyassimp', ['README.md']),
-                  ('share/examples/pyassimp', ['scripts/' + f for f in os.listdir('scripts/')])], requires=['numpy']
+                  ('share/examples/pyassimp', ['scripts/' + f for f in os.listdir('scripts/')]),
+                  ('lib/', [f for f in os.listdir('../../lib') if os.path.isfile(f)])],
+      requires=['numpy']
       )