diff --git a/tests/help_test.py b/tests/help_test.py
index 75d545bc..256bebd7 100644
--- a/tests/help_test.py
+++ b/tests/help_test.py
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ class HelpTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_help_has_mopidy_options(self):
         mopidy_dir = os.path.dirname(mopidy.__file__)
         args = [sys.executable, mopidy_dir, '--help']
+        python_path = sys.path[:]
+        python_path.insert(0, os.path.join(mopidy_dir, '..'))
         process = subprocess.Popen(
             args,
-            env={'PYTHONPATH': os.path.join(mopidy_dir, '..')},
+            env={'PYTHONPATH': ':'.join(python_path)},
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         output = process.communicate()[0]
         self.assertIn('--version', output)