diff --git a/scripts/eressea/init.lua b/scripts/eressea/init.lua
index a5947dc50..184120850 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/init.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/init.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-if config.paths ~= nil then
-    for path in string.gmatch(config.paths, "([^:]+)") do
-        package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
-    end
-end
-print(package.path)
-
+require 'eressea.path'
 require 'eressea.resources'
 require 'eressea.spells'
 
diff --git a/scripts/eressea/path.lua b/scripts/eressea/path.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de30d0d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/eressea/path.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if config.paths ~= nil then
+    for path in string.gmatch(config.paths, "([^:]+)") do
+        package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
+    end
+end
+print(package.path)