diff --git a/src/wubi/backends/win32/backend.py b/src/wubi/backends/win32/backend.py
index dd77b966..459b8f6f 100644
--- a/src/wubi/backends/win32/backend.py
+++ b/src/wubi/backends/win32/backend.py
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ def get_iso_search_paths(self):
         paths += [os.path.dirname(self.info.original_exe)]
         paths += [drive.path for drive in self.info.drives]
         paths += [os.environ.get('Desktop', None)]
+        paths += [os.getcwd()]
         paths = [abspath(p) for p in paths if p and os.path.isdir(p)]
         return paths