diff --git a/run.in b/run.in
index cfe574c..118ed95 100755
--- a/run.in
+++ b/run.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FEEDBACK_THEME=${FEEDBACK_THEME:-"${ABS_SRCDIR}/data/default.json"}
 
 export FEEDBACK_THEME
 export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR="${ABS_BUILDDIR}/data"
+export GI_TYPELIB_PATH="${ABS_BUILDDIR}/libfeedback:$GI_TYPELIB_PATH"
 
 if [ "${FBD_GDB}" = 1 ]; then
     echo "Running feedbackd under gdb"