2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/bin/luarocks b/src/bin/luarocks
index 3c9e1b74..9101e675 100755
--- a/src/bin/luarocks
+++ b/src/bin/luarocks
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env lua
 
+-- this should be loaded first.
+local cfg = require("luarocks.cfg")
+cfg.init_package_paths()
+
 local loader = require("luarocks.loader")
 local command_line = require("luarocks.command_line")
 
diff --git a/src/bin/luarocks-admin b/src/bin/luarocks-admin
index e7f49c25..f49db920 100755
--- a/src/bin/luarocks-admin
+++ b/src/bin/luarocks-admin
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env lua
 
+-- this should be loaded first.
+local cfg = require("luarocks.cfg")
+cfg.init_package_paths()
+
 local loader = require("luarocks.loader")
 local command_line = require("luarocks.command_line")