diff --git a/submitit/core/submission.py b/submitit/core/submission.py
index 4d9f65f..f68afca 100644
--- a/submitit/core/submission.py
+++ b/submitit/core/submission.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
+import sys
 import time
 import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ def process_job(folder: Union[Path, str]) -> None:
         )
     try:
         delayed = utils.DelayedSubmission.load(paths.submitted_pickle)
+        logger.info(f"Set sys.path to {delayed.sys_path} like in the scheduler runtime.")
+        sys.path = list(delayed.sys_path)
         env = job_environment.JobEnvironment()
         env._handle_signals(paths, delayed)
         result = delayed.result()
diff --git a/submitit/core/utils.py b/submitit/core/utils.py
index c208d23..62d7ed1 100644
--- a/submitit/core/utils.py
+++ b/submitit/core/utils.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def __init__(self, function: Callable[..., Any], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> N
         self._done = False
         self._timeout_min: int = 0
         self._timeout_countdown: int = 0  # controlled in submission and execution
+        self.sys_path = tuple(sys.path)
 
     def result(self) -> Any:
         if self._done:
diff --git a/submitit/test_pickle.py b/submitit/test_pickle.py
index 0abed7c..fd9ae6b 100644
--- a/submitit/test_pickle.py
+++ b/submitit/test_pickle.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #
 
 import pickle
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 from weakref import ref
 
 import pytest
@@ -78,3 +81,28 @@ def get_main() -> str:
     ex = LocalExecutor(tmp_path)
     j_main = ex.submit(get_main).result()
     assert main == j_main
+
+
+def test_submitit_respects_sys_path(tmp_path: Path):
+    # https://github.com/facebookincubator/submitit/issues/12
+    CUSTOM_CODE = f"""
+import submitit
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def dump_sys_path(file):
+    Path(file).write_text("\\n".join(sys.path))
+
+dump_sys_path("{tmp_path}/scheduler_path.txt")
+ex = submitit.LocalExecutor("{tmp_path}/log")
+job = ex.submit(dump_sys_path, "{tmp_path}/job_path.txt")
+job.wait()
+
+"""
+    scheduler_py = tmp_path / "scheduler.py"
+    scheduler_py.write_text(CUSTOM_CODE)
+    subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, scheduler_py])
+    job_sys_path = (tmp_path / "job_path.txt").read_text()
+    scheduler_sys_path = (tmp_path / "scheduler_path.txt").read_text()
+
+    assert job_sys_path == scheduler_sys_path