diff --git a/src/backends/sage/cantor-execsage b/src/backends/sage/cantor-execsage
index 29b08ed7..81ea7ba3 100644
--- a/src/backends/sage/cantor-execsage
+++ b/src/backends/sage/cantor-execsage
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-SAGE_ROOT="$($1 --root)"
+export SAGE_ROOT="$($1 --root)"
 
 if [[ -f $SAGE_ROOT"/bin/sage-env" ]]; then
     . "$SAGE_ROOT/bin/sage-env" >&2
+elif [[ -f $SAGE_ROOT"/local/bin/sage-env" ]]; then
+    . "$SAGE_ROOT/local/bin/sage-env" >&2
 elif [[ -f $SAGE_ROOT"/src/bin/sage-env" ]]; then
     . "$SAGE_ROOT/src/bin/sage-env" >&2
 else
     exit 1 # We have a problem
 fi
 
 exec sage-ipython -i --simple-prompt
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