diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
index 8a1e6249b..b5b0441ce 100644
--- a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def _init(self, target = None, parent = None):
                                      "and quads. Try to load your mesh with"
                                      " a post-processing to triangulate your"
                                      " faces.")
-                    sys.exit(1)
+                    raise e
 
 
             else: # starts with 'm' but not iterable
diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/scripts/quicktest.py b/port/PyAssimp/scripts/quicktest.py
index 4f45b2984..1133c4689 100755
--- a/port/PyAssimp/scripts/quicktest.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/scripts/quicktest.py
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ data structures in detail. It just verifies whether basic
 loading and querying of 3d models using pyassimp works.
 """
 
+import os
+import sys
+
+# Make the development (ie. GIT repo) version of PyAssimp available for import.
+sys.path.insert(0, '..')
 
-import sys,os
 import sample
 from pyassimp import errors