diff --git a/tools/openpilot_env.sh b/tools/openpilot_env.sh
index 28452a3540..50a1542122 100755
--- a/tools/openpilot_env.sh
+++ b/tools/openpilot_env.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if [ -z "$OPENPILOT_ENV" ]; then
-  OP_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+  OP_ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
   export PYTHONPATH="$OP_ROOT:$PYTHONPATH"
   export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"