diff --git a/pipenv/__init__.py b/pipenv/__init__.py
index 2bd2a28c..240e089e 100644
--- a/pipenv/__init__.py
+++ b/pipenv/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DependencyWarning)
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=ResourceWarning)
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=UserWarning)
 
-
+# Load patched pip instead of system pip
+os.environ["PIP_SHIMS_BASE_MODULE"] = fs_str("pipenv.patched.notpip")
 os.environ["PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK"] = fs_str("1")
 
 # Hack to make things work better.
diff --git a/pipenv/environments.py b/pipenv/environments.py
index 1471e450..46d9ff5c 100644
--- a/pipenv/environments.py
+++ b/pipenv/environments.py
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ def normalize_pipfile_path(p):
 # HACK: Prevent invalid shebangs with Homebrew-installed Python:
 # https://bugs.python.org/issue22490
 os.environ.pop("__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__", None)
-# Load patched pip instead of system pip
-os.environ["PIP_SHIMS_BASE_MODULE"] = fs_str("pipenv.patched.notpip")
 # Internal, to tell whether the command line session is interactive.
 SESSION_IS_INTERACTIVE = _isatty(sys.stdout)
 PIPENV_IS_CI = bool("CI" in os.environ or "TF_BUILD" in os.environ)
diff --git a/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py b/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py
index 9f692879..e939db37 100644
--- a/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py
+++ b/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 pardir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 sys.path.append(pardir)
-from pipenv.vendor.pip_shims import get_installed_distributions, FrozenRequirement
+from pipenv.vendor.pip_shims.shims import get_installed_distributions, FrozenRequirement
 
 import pkg_resources
 # inline:
diff --git a/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pipdeptree-update-pip-import.patch b/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pipdeptree-update-pip-import.patch
index c72f8d31..810d674f 100644
--- a/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pipdeptree-update-pip-import.patch
+++ b/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pipdeptree-update-pip-import.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ index e15cd8f4..9f692879 100644
 -    from pipenv.patched.notpip import get_installed_distributions, FrozenRequirement
 +pardir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 +sys.path.append(pardir)
-+from pipenv.vendor.pip_shims import get_installed_distributions, FrozenRequirement
++from pipenv.vendor.pip_shims.shims import get_installed_distributions, FrozenRequirement
  
 -from pipenv.patched.notpip._vendor import pkg_resources
 +import pkg_resources