diff --git a/glean/__main__.py b/glean/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea6f353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glean/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Ian Wienand <iwienand@redhat.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import sys
+
+from glean.cmd import main
+
+rc = 1
+try:
+    main()
+    rc = 0
+except Exception as e:
+    print('Error: %s' % e, file=sys.stderr)
+sys.exit(rc)
diff --git a/glean/init/glean.conf b/glean/init/glean.conf
index ffd1dd1..af37cf7 100644
--- a/glean/init/glean.conf
+++ b/glean/init/glean.conf
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ start on starting networking
 
 task
 
-exec /usr/local/bin/glean.sh %%EXTRA_ARGS%%
+exec %%GLEANSH_PATH%%/glean.sh %%EXTRA_ARGS%%
diff --git a/glean/init/glean.init b/glean/init/glean.init
index 8167515..f49720d 100755
--- a/glean/init/glean.init
+++ b/glean/init/glean.init
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 NAME=glean
 INIT_NAME=/etc/init.d/${NAME}
-SCRIPT_NAME=/usr/local/bin/${NAME}.sh
+SCRIPT_NAME=%%GLEANSH_PATH%%/${NAME}.sh
 
 [ -x $SCRIPT_NAME ] || exit 0
 
diff --git a/glean/init/glean.sh b/glean/init/glean.sh
index aa065e1..89d7b09 100755
--- a/glean/init/glean.sh
+++ b/glean/init/glean.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 
+# python-glean is installed alongside us and runs glean (the python
+# tool that actually does stuff).
+_GLEAN_PATH=$(dirname "$0")
+
 # NOTE(mnaser): Depending on the cloud, it may have `vfat` config drive which
 #               comes with a capitalized label rather than all lowercase.
 CONFIG_DRIVE_LABEL=""
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ if [ -n "$CONFIG_DRIVE_LABEL" ]; then
     else
         mount -o mode=0700 "${BLOCKDEV}" /mnt/config || true
     fi
-    glean --ssh --hostname $@
+    $_GLEAN_PATH/python-glean --ssh --hostname $@
 else
-    glean $@
+    $_GLEAN_PATH/python-glean $@
 fi
diff --git a/glean/init/python-glean.template b/glean/init/python-glean.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05d35dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glean/init/python-glean.template
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+%%INTERP%% -m glean $@
diff --git a/glean/install.py b/glean/install.py
index 080a018..8c5e36e 100755
--- a/glean/install.py
+++ b/glean/install.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import os
+import pkg_resources
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
@@ -23,15 +24,13 @@ log = logging.getLogger("glean-install")
 
 
 def _find_gleansh_path():
-    # the "glean.sh" file is installed in /usr/bin/ on Fedora, and
-    # /usr/local/bin on Ubuntu/Debian thanks to differences in pip and
-    # where it likes to put scripts.
-    if os.path.exists("/usr/local/bin/glean.sh"):
-        return "/usr/local/bin"
-    if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/glean.sh"):
-        return "/usr/bin"
-    log.error("Unable to find glean.sh!")
-    sys.exit(1)
+    # glean.sh is a script installed by setup.cfg as a sibling to this
+    # script
+    p = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "init")
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(p, "glean.sh")):
+        log.error("Unable to find glean.sh!")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    return p
 
 
 def install(source_file, target_file, mode='0755', replacements=dict()):
@@ -106,6 +105,13 @@ def main():
     else:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
+    # Write the path of the currently executing interpreter into a
+    # file alongside glean.sh.  This means glean.sh can call the
+    # sibling python-glean and know that it's using the glean we
+    # installed, even in a virtualenv etc.
+    install('python-glean.template', os.path.join(p, 'python-glean'),
+            mode='0755', replacements={'INTERP': sys.executable})
+
     # needs to go first because gentoo can have systemd along side openrc
     if os.path.exists('/etc/gentoo-release'):
         log.info('installing openrc services')
@@ -171,13 +177,19 @@ def main():
     elif os.path.exists('/etc/init'):
         log.info("Installing upstart services")
         install('glean.conf', '/etc/init/glean.conf',
-                replacements={'EXTRA_ARGS': extra_args})
+                replacements={
+                    'GLEANSH_PATH': p,
+                    'EXTRA_ARGS': extra_args
+                })
     elif os.path.exists('/sbin/rc-update'):
         subprocess.call(['rc-update', 'add', 'glean', 'boot'])
     else:
         log.info("Installing sysv services")
         install('glean.init', '/etc/init.d/glean',
-                replacements={'EXTRA_ARGS': extra_args})
+                replacements={
+                    'GLEANSH_PATH': p,
+                    'EXTRA_ARGS': extra_args
+                })
         os.system('update-rc.d glean defaults')
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8caae1c..b3535da 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ console_scripts =
     glean = glean.cmd:main
     glean-install = glean.install:main
 
-[files]
-scripts =
-    glean/init/glean.sh
-
 [build_sphinx]
 source-dir = doc/source
 build-dir = doc/build