diff --git a/src/com/sheepit/client/Job.java b/src/com/sheepit/client/Job.java
index 948ab4e..0875e55 100644
--- a/src/com/sheepit/client/Job.java
+++ b/src/com/sheepit/client/Job.java
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ public class Job {
 		new_env.put("BLENDER_USER_CONFIG", config.workingDirectory.getAbsolutePath().replace("\\", "\\\\"));
 		new_env.put("CORES", Integer.toString(config.getNbCores()));
 		new_env.put("PRIORITY", Integer.toString(config.getPriority()));
+		new_env.put("PYTHONPATH", ""); // make sure blender is using the embedded python, if not it could create "Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize"
+		new_env.put("PYTHONHOME", "");// make sure blender is using the embedded python, if not it could create "Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize"
 		
 		for (String arg : command1) {
 			switch (arg) {