diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 4113412f41..61310cf29a 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ prev_sys_path = list(sys.path)
 site.addsitedir(path('apps'))
 site.addsitedir(path('lib'))
 
-# Global (upstream) vendor library
-site.addsitedir(path('vendor'))
-site.addsitedir(path('vendor/lib/python'))
-
 # Local (project) vendor library
+site.addsitedir(path('vendor-local'))
+site.addsitedir(path('vendor-local/lib/python'))
+
+# Global (upstream) vendor library
 site.addsitedir(path('vendor'))
 site.addsitedir(path('vendor/lib/python'))