diff --git a/engine/controllers/server.cc b/engine/controllers/server.cc
index cfc6be6e3..29319d963 100644
--- a/engine/controllers/server.cc
+++ b/engine/controllers/server.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ namespace inferences {
 server::server(std::shared_ptr<services::InferenceService> inference_service)
     : inference_svc_(inference_service) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  SetDefaultDllDirectories(LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS);
+  if (bool should_use_dll_search_path = !(getenv("ENGINE_PATH"));
+      should_use_dll_search_path) {
+    SetDefaultDllDirectories(LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS);
+  }
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/services/inference_service.cc b/engine/services/inference_service.cc
index 35cdab098..c29f75e4a 100644
--- a/engine/services/inference_service.cc
+++ b/engine/services/inference_service.cc
@@ -137,19 +137,23 @@ InferResult InferenceService::LoadModel(
         }
       };
 
-      if (IsEngineLoaded(kLlamaRepo) && ne == kTrtLlmRepo) {
-        // Remove llamacpp dll directory
-        if (!RemoveDllDirectory(engines_[kLlamaRepo].cookie)) {
-          LOG_WARN << "Could not remove dll directory: " << kLlamaRepo;
+      if (bool should_use_dll_search_path = !(getenv("ENGINE_PATH"));
+          should_use_dll_search_path) {
+        if (IsEngineLoaded(kLlamaRepo) && ne == kTrtLlmRepo &&
+            should_use_dll_search_path) {
+          // Remove llamacpp dll directory
+          if (!RemoveDllDirectory(engines_[kLlamaRepo].cookie)) {
+            LOG_WARN << "Could not remove dll directory: " << kLlamaRepo;
+          } else {
+            LOG_INFO << "Removed dll directory: " << kLlamaRepo;
+          }
+
+          add_dll(ne, abs_path);
+        } else if (IsEngineLoaded(kTrtLlmRepo) && ne == kLlamaRepo) {
+          // Do nothing
         } else {
-          LOG_INFO << "Removed dll directory: " << kLlamaRepo;
+          add_dll(ne, abs_path);
         }
-
-        add_dll(ne, abs_path);
-      } else if (IsEngineLoaded(kTrtLlmRepo) && ne == kLlamaRepo) {
-        // Do nothing
-      } else {
-        add_dll(ne, abs_path);
       }
 #endif
       engines_[ne].dl = std::make_unique<cortex_cpp::dylib>(abs_path, "engine");
@@ -366,10 +370,13 @@ InferResult InferenceService::UnloadEngine(
   EngineI* e = std::get<EngineI*>(engines_[ne].engine);
   delete e;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  if (!RemoveDllDirectory(engines_[ne].cookie)) {
-    LOG_WARN << "Could not remove dll directory: " << ne;
-  } else {
-    LOG_INFO << "Removed dll directory: " << ne;
+  if (bool should_use_dll_search_path = !(getenv("ENGINE_PATH"));
+      should_use_dll_search_path) {
+    if (!RemoveDllDirectory(engines_[ne].cookie)) {
+      LOG_WARN << "Could not remove dll directory: " << ne;
+    } else {
+      LOG_INFO << "Removed dll directory: " << ne;
+    }
   }
 #endif
   engines_.erase(ne);