diff --git a/scripts/fetch_eggs.py b/scripts/fetch_eggs.py
index f96596f6ee7..20f9c8dfcd2 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch_eggs.py
+++ b/scripts/fetch_eggs.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ root.setLevel( 10 )
 root.addHandler( logging.StreamHandler( sys.stdout ) )
 
 lib = os.path.abspath( os.path.join( os.path.dirname( __file__ ), "..", "lib" ) )
-sys.path.append( lib )
+sys.path.insert(1, lib)
 
 from galaxy.eggs import Crate, EggNotFetchable
 import pkg_resources