diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe17e57..be14410 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Also inherits the following from [`child_process.spawn([options])`](https://node
 * `options.stdio` - Array Child's stdio configuration. Defaults to `['pipe', process.stdout, process.stderr]`
 * `options.uid` - Number Sets the user identity of the process.
 * `options.gid` - Number Sets the group identity of the process.
+* `options.pythonBridgeScriptPath` - String Path to the `node_python_bridge.py` file.
 
 ```javascript
 var python = pythonBridge({
diff --git a/README.ts.md b/README.ts.md
index 676bd76..10365ce 100644
--- a/README.ts.md
+++ b/README.ts.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Also inherits the following from [`child_process.spawn([options])`](https://node
 * `options.stdio` - Array Child's stdio configuration. Defaults to `['pipe', process.stdout, process.stderr]`
 * `options.uid` - Number Sets the user identity of the process.
 * `options.gid` - Number Sets the group identity of the process.
+* `options.pythonBridgeScriptPath` - String Path to the `node_python_bridge.py` file.
 
 ```javascript
 const python = pythonBridge({
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 126e1f6..2b15ce2 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export interface PythonBridgeOptions {
   env?: { [key: string]: string | undefined; };
   uid?: number;
   gid?: number;
+  /** Path to the `node_python_bridge.py` file. */
+  pythonBridgeScriptPath?: string
 }
 
 export interface PythonBridge {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c19811d..e0459ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ let Promise = require('bluebird');
 let path = require('path');
 let child_process = Promise.promisifyAll(require('child_process'));
 
-const PYTHON_BRIDGE_SCRIPT = path.join(__dirname, 'node_python_bridge.py');
-
 function pythonBridge(opts) {
     // default options
     let intepreter = opts && opts.python || 'python';
@@ -19,7 +17,8 @@ function pythonBridge(opts) {
     };
 
     // create process bridge
-    let ps = child_process.spawn(intepreter, [PYTHON_BRIDGE_SCRIPT], options);
+    const pythonBridgeScriptPath = opts.pythonBridgeScriptPath || path.join(__dirname, 'node_python_bridge.py');
+    let ps = child_process.spawn(intepreter, [pythonBridgeScriptPath], options);
     let queue = singleQueue();
 
     function sendPythonCommand(type, enqueue, self) {