diff --git a/build/build-local.sh b/build/build-local.sh
index 20779115..6e31febc 100755
--- a/build/build-local.sh
+++ b/build/build-local.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ showStatus () { printf "\e[1A\e[0K\r%s\n" $1; }
 
 cd `dirname $0`/..
 SOURCE=`pwd`
+export NODE_PATH=plugins/node_modules
 
 LOCAL=$SOURCE/local
 APPDIR=$SOURCE/build/webkitbuilds/app.nw
diff --git a/build/build-standalone.sh b/build/build-standalone.sh
index 739bba6d..5eba969d 100755
--- a/build/build-standalone.sh
+++ b/build/build-standalone.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ showStatus () { printf "\e[1A\e[0K\r%s\n" $1; }
 
 cd `dirname $0`/..
 SOURCE=`pwd`
+export NODE_PATH=plugins/node_modules
 
 APPDIR=$SOURCE/build/standalonebuild
 
diff --git a/node_modules/c9/setup_paths.js b/node_modules/c9/setup_paths.js
index 36b7e841..d81fa572 100644
--- a/node_modules/c9/setup_paths.js
+++ b/node_modules/c9/setup_paths.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  */
 var modules = require("module");
 var oldResolve = modules._resolveFilename;
-var path = require("path")
+var path = require("path");
 var root = path.join(__dirname, "/../..");
-var extraPaths = [ root ];
+var extraPaths = [ root, root + "/plugins/node_modules" ];
 modules._resolveFilename = function(request, parent) {
     if (!parent) parent = { paths: [], filename: "" };
     // Ensure client extensions can be loaded