diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index b35088e13..0116509ee 100644
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 
 define('MCE_ROOT', 'jsparty/tiny_mce2/');
 
+$path = Director::baseFolder().'/sapphire/pear/';
+set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $path);
+
 ?>
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