diff --git a/dragonfly/src/env/environment.py b/dragonfly/src/env/environment.py
index e4b4de49..c2404daa 100755
--- a/dragonfly/src/env/environment.py
+++ b/dragonfly/src/env/environment.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, path, pms):
         if hasattr(pms, "args"): self.args = pms.args
 
         # Generate workers
-        self.worker = worker(self.name, self.args, mpi.rank, path)
+        self.worker = worker(self.name, mpi.rank, path, self.args)
 
         # Set all slaves to wait for instructions
         if (mpi.rank != 0): self.worker.work()
diff --git a/dragonfly/src/env/utils.py b/dragonfly/src/env/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..017abd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dragonfly/src/env/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import os
+import ast
+import importlib.util
+
+def find_class_in_folder(folder_path: str, class_name: str):
+    """
+    Searches for a class definition with the given name in all .py files within folder_path
+
+    Args:
+        folder_path: path to the folder containing Python files
+        class_name: name of the class to search for
+
+    Returns:
+        matching_files: list of file paths where the class is defined
+    """
+    matching_files = []
+
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(folder_path):
+        for file in files:
+            if file.endswith(".py"):  # Look only for Python files
+                file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+                try:
+                    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                        tree = ast.parse(f.read(), filename=file_path)
+
+                    # Check for class definitions in the parsed AST
+                    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+                        if isinstance(node, ast.ClassDef) and node.name == class_name:
+                            matching_files.append(file_path)
+                            break  # No need to check further in this file
+
+                except (SyntaxError, UnicodeDecodeError) as e:
+                    print(f"Skipping {file_path} due to error: {e}")
+
+    return matching_files
+
+def import_class_from_file(file_path: str, class_name: str):
+    """
+    Dynamically imports a class from a given Python file path
+
+    Args:
+        file_path: absolute or relative path to the Python file
+        class_name: name of the class to import
+
+    Returns:
+        the class object if found, else None
+    """
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path) or not file_path.endswith(".py"):
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid Python file: {file_path}")
+
+    module_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_path))[
+        0
+    ]  # Extract module name
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
+    if spec and spec.loader:
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)  # Load the module
+
+        # Retrieve the class from the module
+        if hasattr(module, class_name):
+            return getattr(module, class_name)
+        else:
+            raise ImportError(f"Class '{class_name}' not found in '{file_path}'")
+
+    raise ImportError(f"Could not load module from '{file_path}'")
diff --git a/dragonfly/src/env/worker.py b/dragonfly/src/env/worker.py
index 2a5517e4..841cdafd 100755
--- a/dragonfly/src/env/worker.py
+++ b/dragonfly/src/env/worker.py
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@
 
 # Custom imports
 from dragonfly.src.env.mpi import mpi
+from dragonfly.src.env.utils import find_class_in_folder, import_class_from_file
+from dragonfly.src.utils.error import error
 
 ###############################################
 # Worker class for slave processes
 class worker():
-    def __init__(self, env_name, args, cpu, path):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 env_name,
+                 cpu,
+                 path_hint,
+                 args):
 
         # Build environment
-        try:
+        try: # Test if this is a gym environment
             if args is not None:
                 self.env = gym.make(env_name,
                                     render_mode="rgb_array",
@@ -19,20 +25,24 @@ def __init__(self, env_name, args, cpu, path):
             else:
                 self.env = gym.make(env_name,
                                     render_mode="rgb_array")
-        except:
-            sys.path.append(path)
-            module    = __import__(env_name)
-            env_build = getattr(module, env_name)
+        except: # Othwerise, look for env_name class in all files of path_hint folder
+            files = find_class_in_folder(path_hint, env_name)
+
+            if len(files) > 1:
+                error("worker", "init",
+                      f"Found more than one file containing class: {env_name}")
+
+            builder = import_class_from_file(files[0], env_name)
             try:
                 if args is not None:
-                    self.env = env_build(cpu, **args.__dict__)
+                    self.env = builder(cpu, **args.__dict__)
                 else:
-                    self.env = env_build(cpu)
+                    self.env = builder(cpu)
             except:
                 if args is not None:
-                    self.env = env_build(**args.__dict__)
+                    self.env = builder(**args.__dict__)
                 else:
-                    self.env = env_build()
+                    self.env = builder()
 
     # Working function for slaves
     def work(self):