diff --git a/locust/main.py b/locust/main.py
index 9078c63261..6e7fe75feb 100644
--- a/locust/main.py
+++ b/locust/main.py
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ def __import_locustfile__(filename, path):
 
         return imported
 
+    # Start with making sure the current working dir is in the sys.path
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
     # Get directory and locustfile name
     directory, locustfile = os.path.split(path)
     # If the directory isn't in the PYTHONPATH, add it so our import will work