diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
index 594755685c..0fbea7017f 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import ifcopenshell
 import logging
 import typing
@@ -86,8 +87,13 @@ def execute(args: ArgumentsDict) -> Union[ifcopenshell.file, str]:
     if "log" in args:
         logging.basicConfig(filename=args["log"], filemode="a", level=logging.DEBUG)
     logger = logging.getLogger("IFCPatch")
-    recipes = getattr(__import__("ifcpatch.recipes.{}".format(args["recipe"])), "recipes")
-    recipe = getattr(recipes, args["recipe"])
+    if recipe_dir := os.environ.get("IFCPATCH_RECIPE_DIR"):
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(args["recipe"], os.path.join(recipe_dir, args["recipe"] + ".py"))
+        recipe = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        sys.modules[args["recipe"]] = recipe
+        spec.loader.exec_module(recipe)
+    else:
+        recipe = importlib.import_module(f"ifcpatch.recipes.{args['recipe']}")
 
     # Ensure file or input is provided.
     input_argument = get_patch_input_argument_use(args["recipe"])
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ def execute(args: ArgumentsDict) -> Union[ifcopenshell.file, str]:
     elif "file" not in args:  # SUPPORTED, IGNORED.
         raise ValueError(f"Recipe {args['recipe']} is requiring 'file' argument to be provided.")
 
-    arguments = args.get("arguments", [])
+    arguments = args.get("arguments", None) or []
     if recipe.Patcher.__init__.__doc__ is not None:
         patcher = recipe.Patcher(args.get("input"), args.get("file"), logger, *arguments)
     else:
@@ -108,9 +114,7 @@ def execute(args: ArgumentsDict) -> Union[ifcopenshell.file, str]:
 
 
 def get_patch_input_argument_use(recipe: str) -> Literal["REQUIRED", "SUPPORTED", "IGNORED"]:
-    import importlib
-
-    recipe_module = importlib.import_module(f"ifcpatch.recipes.{recipe}")
+    recipe_module = sys.modules[recipe]
     return getattr(recipe_module.Patcher, "input_argument", "IGNORED")