diff --git a/unzip_requirements.py b/unzip_requirements.py
index 9ba3ad54..68f907fa 100644
--- a/unzip_requirements.py
+++ b/unzip_requirements.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 pkgdir = '/tmp/sls-py-req'
 
-sys.path.append(pkgdir)
+# We want our path to look like [working_dir, serverless_requirements, ...]
+sys.path.insert(1, pkgdir)
 
 if not os.path.exists(pkgdir):
     tempdir = '/tmp/_temp-sls-py-req'