diff --git a/technology/setup_scripts/setup_openram_scn3me_subm.py b/technology/setup_scripts/setup_openram_scn3me_subm.py
index 2ea082a3..da5d1374 100644
--- a/technology/setup_scripts/setup_openram_scn3me_subm.py
+++ b/technology/setup_scripts/setup_openram_scn3me_subm.py
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ os.environ["MGC_TMPDIR"] = "/tmp"
 # OpenRAM Paths
 OPENRAM_TECH=os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_TECH"))
 DRCLVS_HOME=OPENRAM_TECH+"/scn3me_subm/tech"
-os.environ["DRCLVS_HOME"] = DRCLVS_HOME 
-os.environ["SPICE_MODEL_DIR"] = "/mada/software/techfiles/scn3me_subm"
+os.environ["DRCLVS_HOME"] = DRCLVS_HOME
+# You can override the spice model diretory in the environment
+try:
+    SPICE_MODEL_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("SPICE_MODEL_DIR"))
+except:
+    os.environ["SPICE_MODEL_DIR"] = "/mada/software/techfiles/scn3me_subm"
 
 ##########################
 # Paths required for OPENRAM to function