diff --git a/bin/rqinfo b/bin/rqinfo
index 462741b7..3c00b26f 100755
--- a/bin/rqinfo
+++ b/bin/rqinfo
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('--host', '-H', default='localhost', help='The Redis hostname (default: localhost)')
     parser.add_argument('--port', '-p', type=int, default=6379, help='The Redis portnumber (default: 6379)')
     parser.add_argument('--db', '-d', type=int, default=0, help='The Redis database (default: 0)')
+    parser.add_argument('--path', '-P', default='.', help='Specify the import path.')
 
     parent_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
     parent_parser.add_argument('--interval', '-i', metavar='N', type=float, default=0, help='Updates stats every N seconds (default: don\'t poll)')
@@ -137,11 +138,11 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def main():
-    import sys
-    sys.path.insert(0, '.')
-
     args = parse_args()
 
+    if args.path:
+        sys.path = args.path.split(':') + sys.path
+
     # Setup connection to Redis
     redis_conn = redis.Redis(host=args.host, port=args.port, db=args.db)
     use_redis(redis_conn)
diff --git a/bin/rqworker b/bin/rqworker
index 5eb3cd8b..3d390fd5 100755
--- a/bin/rqworker
+++ b/bin/rqworker
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
 import argparse
 import logbook
 import redis
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     parser.add_argument('--burst', '-b', action='store_true', default=False, help='Run in burst mode (quit after all work is done)')
     parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', default=None, help='Specify a different name')
+    parser.add_argument('--path', '-P', default='.', help='Specify the import path.')
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true', default=False, help='Show more output')
     parser.add_argument('queues', nargs='*', default=['default'], help='The queues to listen on (default: \'default\')')
 
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def main():
-    import sys
-    sys.path.insert(0, '.')
-
     args = parse_args()
 
+    if args.path:
+        sys.path = args.path.split(':') + sys.path
+
     setup_loghandlers(args)
 
     # Setup connection to Redis