diff --git a/src/kernel.jl b/src/kernel.jl
index 996751e1..539c9c08 100644
--- a/src/kernel.jl
+++ b/src/kernel.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+if "IJuliaProjectPath" in keys(ENV)
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.activate(ENV["IJuliaProjectPath"])
+end
+
 import IJulia
 using IJulia.Compat.InteractiveUtils