diff --git a/scripts/paperless-webserver.service b/scripts/paperless-webserver.service
index 6bc986cdd..771b8301f 100644
--- a/scripts/paperless-webserver.service
+++ b/scripts/paperless-webserver.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description=Paperless webserver
 [Service]
 User=paperless
 Group=paperless
-ExecStart=/home/paperless/project/virtualenv/bin/gunicorn /home/paperless/project/src/paperless.wsgi -w 2
+ExecStart=/home/paperless/project/virtualenv/bin/gunicorn --pythonpath=/home/paperless/project/src paperless.wsgi -w 2
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target