diff --git a/pipenv/__init__.py b/pipenv/__init__.py
index 2a7674b7..867f9450 100644
--- a/pipenv/__init__.py
+++ b/pipenv/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 
 # Inject vendored directory into system path.
 v_path = os.path.sep.join([os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'vendor'])
-sys.path.append(v_path)
+sys.path.insert(1, v_path)
 
 
 from .cli import cli