diff --git a/examples/pybullet/examples/vrEvent.py b/examples/pybullet/examples/vrEvent.py
index 562b37cc0..068b02552 100644
--- a/examples/pybullet/examples/vrEvent.py
+++ b/examples/pybullet/examples/vrEvent.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Line width can be changed
 
 import pybullet as p
+import pybullet_data
 
 CONTROLLER_ID = 0
 POSITION = 1
@@ -13,11 +14,14 @@ BUTTONS = 6
 ANALOG_AXIS = 8
 
 #assume that the VR physics server is already started before
+
 c = p.connect(p.SHARED_MEMORY)
 print(c)
 if (c < 0):
   p.connect(p.GUI)
 
+p.setAdditionalSearchPath(pybullet_data.getDataPath())
+
 p.setInternalSimFlags(0)  #don't load default robot assets etc
 p.resetSimulation()
 p.loadURDF("plane.urdf")