diff --git a/mupifDB/test_scheduler.py b/mupifDB/test_scheduler.py
index 4317626..213bacd 100644
--- a/mupifDB/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/mupifDB/test_scheduler.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Starter(ProcessStarter):
             'MUPIFDB_RESTAPI_HOST':'localhost',
             'MUPIFDB_RESTAPI_PORT':PORTS['restApi'],
             'MUPIFDB_REST_SERVER':MUPIFDB_REST_SERVER,
+            'PYTHONPATH':mupifDB.__path__[0]+'/..',
         }
         popen_kwargs = { 'cwd': mupifDB.__path__[0]+'/api' }
         args = [ sys.executable, 'main.py' ]