diff --git a/lmod/ipython/startup/000-odurc-lmod.py.orig b/lmod/ipython/startup/000-odurc-lmod.py.orig
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+++ b/lmod/ipython/startup/000-odurc-lmod.py.orig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+try:
+    from lmod_python import module
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    import sys
+    sys.path.append('/shared/apps/common/lmod/scripts/init')
+    from lmod_python import module
diff --git a/lmod/ipython/startup/lmod_python.py.orig b/lmod/ipython/startup/lmod_python.py.orig
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+++ b/lmod/ipython/startup/lmod_python.py.orig
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- python -*-
+from __future__ import print_function
+from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
+import os, sys 
+
+sys.path.append('/shared/apps/common/lmod/current/init')
+
+from env_modules_python import module as lmod_module
+
+def module(command, *arguments):
+    lmod_module(command, *arguments)
+    sys.path = os.environ.get('PYTHONPATH').split(':') + sys.path
+    manual_ld_library_dir = os.environ.get('LMOD_MANUAL_LD_LIBRARY_PATH')
+
+    for search_path in os.getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH').split(':')[::-1]:
+        if not os.path.isdir(search_path):
+            continue
+
+        for f in os.listdir(search_path):
+            if '.so' in f:
+                src = f'{search_path}/{f}'
+                tgt = f'{manual_ld_library_dir}/{f}'
+                if os.path.islink(tgt):
+                    os.unlink(tgt)
+
+                os.symlink(src, tgt)