diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index dab4a62280..52d9d0cb7a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in development, we'll make sure to update this. But for the really determined
 * If you want to use anything other than the default SQLite setup, copy and
   modify the DATABASE_* variables from src/config_defaults.py.
 * Run 'python manage.py syncdb' 
-* Run startup.sh or startup.bat depending on whether you're on Linux/Unix or
-  Windows. This will start the MU* server on port 4000 by default. You may
-  change this via the web interface or by editing the config table in SQL.
+* Run 'python evennia.py start'. This will start the MU* server on port 4000
+  by default. You may change this via the web interface or by editing the
+  config table in SQL.
 * Login with the email address and password you provided to the syncdb script.
diff --git a/game/evennia.py b/game/evennia.py
index 2826f0815b..229d82ddd5 100755
--- a/game/evennia.py
+++ b/game/evennia.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ else:
     TWISTED_BINARY = 'twistd' 
 
 # Add this to the environmental variable for the 'twistd' command.
-os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+tmppath = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+if 'PYTHONPATH' in os.environ:
+    os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] += (":%s" % tmppath)
+else:
+    os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = tmppath
 
 def cycle_logfile():
     """