diff --git a/dge_workflow/dge_utils.sh b/dge_workflow/dge_utils.sh
index d2048f6aceb206ac544d7d82e2877497936d0497..be49fe1325ddba0671e635edd501582e9da62bb2 100755
--- a/dge_workflow/dge_utils.sh
+++ b/dge_workflow/dge_utils.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/projects/bioinfo/scripts/joblist_v0.5-SNAPSHOT
 #export PATH=/projects/bioinfo/scripts/joblist_v0.5-SNAPSHOT:$PATH
 #eval "$(jl shortcuts)"
 
+## also add spinr
+export PATH=$PATH:/projects/bioinfo/scripts/spinr
+
 # which tophat;  which bowtie2; which cuffdiff