diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17a9665..8c1ac75 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ coverage
 # Dependency directory
 node_modules
 bower_components
+py_modules
 
 # Editors
 .idea
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c0ec3ff..0d28f1a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import os
+import sys
+# append py_modules to PYTHONPATH
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))+"/py_modules")
+
 import logging
 
 logging.basicConfig(filename="/tmp/template.log",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5263a1..432483e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "A template to quickly create decky plugins from scratch, based on TypeScript and webpack",
   "scripts": {
+    "prepare": "touch requirements.txt && pip3 install --upgrade -r requirements.txt -t py_modules",
     "build": "shx rm -rf dist && rollup -c",
     "watch": "rollup -c -w",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"