diff --git a/tmpl/risotto.conf b/tmpl/risotto.conf
index ae252e2..1a6b230 100644
--- a/tmpl/risotto.conf
+++ b/tmpl/risotto.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ DB_ADDRESS=%%getVar('risotto_db_address')
 MESSAGE_PATH=%%getVar('risotto_messages_dir')
 CACHE_ROOT_PATH=%%getVar('risotto_cache_dir')
 SRV_SEED_PATH=%%getVar('risotto_seed_dir')
+PYTHONPATH="/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages:$PYTHONPATH"