diff --git a/doc/moosedocs.py b/doc/moosedocs.py
index 3294936e..7ebca20f 100755
--- a/doc/moosedocs.py
+++ b/doc/moosedocs.py
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
     MOOSE_DIR = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME'), 'projects', 'moose')
 if not os.path.exists(MOOSE_DIR):
     raise Exception('Failed to locate MOOSE, specify the MOOSE_DIR environment variable.')
+os.environ['MOOSE_DIR'] = MOOSE_DIR
 
 # Append MOOSE python directory
 MOOSE_PYTHON_DIR = os.path.join(MOOSE_DIR, 'python')
 if MOOSE_PYTHON_DIR not in sys.path:
     sys.path.append(MOOSE_PYTHON_DIR)
-import MooseDocs
-MooseDocs.MOOSE_DIR = MOOSE_DIR
-from MooseDocs import main
 
+from MooseDocs import main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.exit(main.run())