diff --git a/extensions/python/PythonDependencyInstaller.cpp b/extensions/python/PythonDependencyInstaller.cpp
index 6b6d922492..4df1bc83c4 100644
--- a/extensions/python/PythonDependencyInstaller.cpp
+++ b/extensions/python/PythonDependencyInstaller.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void PythonDependencyInstaller::addVirtualenvToPath() const {
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(site_package_path)) {
       throw PythonScriptException("Could not find python site package path: " + site_package_path.string());
     }
-    evalScript("import sys\nsys.path.append(r'" + site_package_path.string() + "')");
+    evalScript("import sys\nsys.path.insert(0, r'" + site_package_path.string() + "')");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/python/PythonScriptEngine.cpp b/extensions/python/PythonScriptEngine.cpp
index d3ac5927c5..ccf6156934 100644
--- a/extensions/python/PythonScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/extensions/python/PythonScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ void PythonScriptEngine::evaluateModuleImports() {
 
   for (const auto& module_path : module_paths_) {
     if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(module_path)) {
-      evalInternal("sys.path.append(r'" + module_path.parent_path().string() + "')");
+      evalInternal("sys.path.insert(0, r'" + module_path.parent_path().string() + "')");
     } else {
-      evalInternal("sys.path.append(r'" + module_path.string() + "')");
+      evalInternal("sys.path.insert(0, r'" + module_path.string() + "')");
     }
   }
 }