diff --git a/oft b/oft
index f17d485..439bae8 100755
--- a/oft
+++ b/oft
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
 import imp
 import random
 
-pydir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'src', 'python')
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+pydir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'src', 'python')
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(pydir, 'oftest')):
     # Running from source tree
     sys.path.insert(0, pydir)
@@ -151,8 +153,6 @@
 _debug_default = "warning"
 _debug_level_default = DEBUG_LEVELS[_debug_default]
 
-root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
 ##@var config_default
 # The default configuration dictionary for OFT
 config_default = {