diff --git a/third_party/python/Python/import.c b/third_party/python/Python/import.c
index c64612697..70721ee71 100644
--- a/third_party/python/Python/import.c
+++ b/third_party/python/Python/import.c
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ _PyImportZip_Init(void)
                     "# can't import zipimport.zipimporter\n");
         }
         else {
-            /* sys.path_hooks.insert(0, zipimporter) */
-            err = PyList_Insert(path_hooks, 0, zipimporter);
+            /* sys.path_hooks.append(zipimporter) */
+            /* add this hook in case of import from external zip */
+            err = PyList_Append(path_hooks, zipimporter);
             Py_DECREF(zipimporter);
             if (err < 0) {
                 goto error;
diff --git a/third_party/python/Python/pylifecycle.c b/third_party/python/Python/pylifecycle.c
index e8553e878..6ddc484dd 100644
--- a/third_party/python/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/third_party/python/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ _Py_InitializeEx_Private(int install_sigs, int install_importlib)
         Py_XDECREF(warnings_module);
     }
 
+    _PyImportZip_Init();
+
     if (!Py_NoSiteFlag)
         _Py_InitSite(); /* Module site */
 }