diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3390faad4..c13bc0096 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 # $Revision$
 # $Date$
 #
-
-
 #######################################################################
 #
 #           Cantera Configuration File
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@
 CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX=${CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX:=""}
 
 
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #         MS-Windows Options
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR=${SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR:="n"}
 PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR=${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR:="/usr/local"} 
 
 
-
 #----------- MATLAB --------------------------------------------------
 
 # This variable controls whether the MATLAB toolbox will be built. It
@@ -415,7 +411,7 @@ export LIB_DIR
 export FORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY
 export FORT_MODULE_PATH_COMMAND
 export OBJ_EXT
-#export PYTHON_CMD
+export PYTHON_CMD
 export SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_DIR
 export PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR
 export PIC