diff --git a/scripts/map.lua b/scripts/map.lua
index 60a2487db..cad3ae1fd 100644
--- a/scripts/map.lua
+++ b/scripts/map.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+local path = 'scripts'
+if config.install then
+	path = config.install .. '/' .. path
+end
+package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
+require 'eressea.path'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf'
 eressea.read_game(get_turn() .. ".dat")
diff --git a/scripts/run-turn.lua b/scripts/run-turn.lua
index f1eb1c875..92d07ad6b 100644
--- a/scripts/run-turn.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-turn.lua
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ function run_turn(rules)
   return result
 end
 
-local path = 'scripts'
-if config.install then
-	path = config.install .. '/' .. path
-end
-package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
-
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf' -- read xml data