diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 14def97cd0..6891aaff8f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 
-// Also global to prevent easy edits
-var/global/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "python" on windows and "/usr/bin/env python2" on unix
-
 /datum/configuration
 	var/server_name = null				// server name (for world name / status)
 	var/server_suffix = 0				// generate numeric suffix based on server port
@@ -52,6 +49,7 @@ var/global/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "pytho
 	var/fps = 20
 	var/tick_limit_mc_init = TICK_LIMIT_MC_INIT_DEFAULT	//SSinitialization throttling
 	var/Tickcomp = 0
+	var/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "python" on windows and "/usr/bin/env python2" on unix
 	var/socket_talk	= 0					// use socket_talk to communicate with other processes
 	var/list/resource_urls = null
 	var/antag_hud_allowed = 0			// Ghosts can turn on Antagovision to see a HUD of who is the bad guys this round.
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
index 6781af866e..8f822c7193 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 	if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
 		script = replacetext(script, "/", "\\")
 
-	var/command = python_path + " " + script + " " + args
+	var/command = config.python_path + " " + script + " " + args
 	shell("[command]")
 	return