diff --git a/bin/git-cola b/bin/git-cola
index 1947dfe..e20dade 100755
--- a/bin/git-cola
+++ b/bin/git-cola
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def cola_init():
     # Try to detect where it is run from and set prefix and the search path.
     # It is assumed that the user installed Cola using the --prefix= option
     prefix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    if os.path.islink(__file__):
+        prefix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.readlink(__file__)))
 
     # Look for modules in the source or install trees
     thirdparty = os.path.join(prefix, 'thirdparty')
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ def cola_init():
     else:
         # Install tree: prefer cola
         paths_to_try = [os.path.join(prefix, 'share', 'git-cola', 'lib')]
+        paths_to_try = paths_to_try + [os.path.join(prefix, 'lib', '@PYTHON@', 'site-packages')]
         sys.path = paths_to_try + sys.path
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/bin/git-dag b/bin/git-dag
index e689d6b..fc4115b 100755
--- a/bin/git-dag
+++ b/bin/git-dag
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def cola_init():
     # Try to detect where it is run from and set prefix and the search path.
     # It is assumed that the user installed Cola using the --prefix= option
     prefix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    if os.path.islink(__file__):
+        prefix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.readlink(__file__)))
 
     # Look for modules in the source or install trees
     thirdparty = os.path.join(prefix, 'thirdparty')
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ def cola_init():
     else:
         # Install tree: prefer cola
         paths_to_try = [os.path.join(prefix, 'share', 'git-cola', 'lib')]
+        paths_to_try = paths_to_try + [os.path.join(prefix, 'lib', '@PYTHON@', 'site-packages')]
         sys.path = paths_to_try + sys.path