diff --git a/pyop2/fusion/extended.py b/pyop2/fusion/extended.py
index 265b65238..9e9f67cdd 100644
--- a/pyop2/fusion/extended.py
+++ b/pyop2/fusion/extended.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 """Classes for fusing parallel loops and for executing fused parallel loops,
 derived from ``base.py``."""
 
+import sys
 import os
 import ctypes
 from copy import deepcopy as dcopy
@@ -471,15 +472,12 @@ def compile(self):
             raise RuntimeError("JITModule not in cache, but has no args associated")
 
         # Set compiler and linker options
-        slope_dir = os.environ['SLOPE_DIR']
         self._kernel._name = 'executor'
         self._kernel._headers.extend(slope.Executor.meta['headers'])
         if self._use_prefetch:
             self._kernel._headers.extend(['#include "xmmintrin.h"'])
-        self._kernel._include_dirs.extend(['%s/%s' % (slope_dir,
-                                                      slope.get_include_dir())])
-        self._libraries += ['-L%s/%s' % (slope_dir, slope.get_lib_dir()),
-                            '-l%s' % slope.get_lib_name()]
+        self._kernel._include_dirs.extend(['%s/include/SLOPE' % sys.prefix])
+        self._libraries += ['-L%s/lib' % sys.prefix, '-l%s' % slope.get_lib_name()]
         compiler = coffee.system.compiler.get('name')
         self._cppargs += slope.get_compile_opts(compiler)
         fun = super(TilingJITModule, self).compile()
diff --git a/pyop2/fusion/interface.py b/pyop2/fusion/interface.py
index e874c3327..20eb90111 100644
--- a/pyop2/fusion/interface.py
+++ b/pyop2/fusion/interface.py
@@ -41,15 +41,11 @@
 
 from pyop2.base import _LazyMatOp
 from pyop2.mpi import MPI
-from pyop2.logger import warning, info as log_info
+from pyop2.logger import warning, debug
 from pyop2.utils import flatten
 
 try:
-    """Is SLOPE accessible ?"""
-    sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['SLOPE_DIR'], 'python'))
-    import slope_python as slope
-
-    # Set the SLOPE backend
+    from pyslope import slope
     backend = os.environ.get('SLOPE_BACKEND')
     if backend not in ['SEQUENTIAL', 'OMP']:
         backend = 'SEQUENTIAL'
@@ -59,8 +55,8 @@
         if backend == 'OMP':
             backend = 'OMP_MPI'
     slope.set_exec_mode(backend)
-    log_info("SLOPE backend set to %s" % backend)
-except:
+    debug("SLOPE backend set to %s" % backend)
+except ImportError:
     slope = None
 
 lazy_trace_name = 'lazy_trace'
diff --git a/pyop2/fusion/transformer.py b/pyop2/fusion/transformer.py
index 079d7e922..ab5f94536 100644
--- a/pyop2/fusion/transformer.py
+++ b/pyop2/fusion/transformer.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 """Core loop fusion mechanisms."""
 
+import sys
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
 from copy import deepcopy as dcopy
@@ -399,14 +400,11 @@ def _tile(self):
         rettype = slope.Executor.meta['py_ctype_exec']
 
         # Compiler and linker options
-        slope_dir = os.environ['SLOPE_DIR']
         compiler = coffee.system.compiler.get('name')
         cppargs = slope.get_compile_opts(compiler)
-        cppargs += ['-I%s/%s' % (slope_dir, slope.get_include_dir())]
-        ldargs = ['-L%s/%s' % (slope_dir, slope.get_lib_dir()),
-                  '-l%s' % slope.get_lib_name(),
-                  '-Wl,-rpath,%s/%s' % (slope_dir, slope.get_lib_dir()),
-                  '-lrt']
+        cppargs += ['-I%s/include/SLOPE' % sys.prefix]
+        ldargs = ['-L%s/lib' % sys.prefix, '-l%s' % slope.get_lib_name(),
+                  '-Wl,-rpath,%s/lib' % sys.prefix, '-lrt']
 
         # Compile and run inspector
         fun = compilation.load(src, "cpp", "inspector", cppargs, ldargs,