diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index acd85c1ab7a..74f0bbd499e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 	var/server_name = null				// server name (for world name / status)
 	var/server_suffix = 0				// generate numeric suffix based on server port
 
+	var/nudge_script_path = "nudge.py"  // where the nudge.py script is located
+
 	var/log_ooc = 0						// log OOC channel
 	var/log_access = 0					// log login/logout
 	var/log_say = 0						// log client say
@@ -238,6 +240,9 @@
 				if ("serversuffix")
 					config.server_suffix = 1
 
+				if ("nudge_script_path")
+					config.nudge_script_path = value
+
 				if ("hostedby")
 					config.hostedby = value
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index 235a41ae6e9..9023d34e9f6 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@ var/list/adminhelp_ignored_words = list("unknown","the","a","an", "monkey", "ali
 
 proc/send2irc(msg,msg2)
 	if(config.useircbot)
-		shell("python nudge.py [msg] [msg2]")
+		shell("python [config.nudge_script_path] [msg] [msg2]")
 	return
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diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 95a3791a135..803d975a80f 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -173,4 +173,7 @@ SOCKET_TALK 0
 #AUTOMUTE_ON
 
 ## Uncomment to restrict non-admins from using humanoid alien races
-USEALIENWHITELIST
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+USEALIENWHITELIST
+
+## Location of the nudge.py script
+NUDGE_SCRIPT_PATH nudge.py
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