diff --git a/lib/python/ray/worker.py b/lib/python/ray/worker.py
index 22ed54f1bb5c..40c7c6b968a4 100644
--- a/lib/python/ray/worker.py
+++ b/lib/python/ray/worker.py
@@ -873,15 +873,25 @@ def connect(address_info, mode=WORKER_MODE, worker=global_worker):
     current_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.curdir)
     worker.run_function_on_all_workers(lambda worker: sys.path.insert(1, script_directory))
     worker.run_function_on_all_workers(lambda worker: sys.path.insert(1, current_directory))
+    # TODO(rkn): Here we first export functions to run, then reusable variables,
+    # then remote functions. The order matters. For example, one of the
+    # functions to run may set the Python path, which is needed to import a
+    # module used to define a reusable variable, which in turn is used inside a
+    # remote function. We may want to change the order to simply be the order in
+    # which the exports were defined on the driver. In addition, we will need to
+    # retain the ability to decide what the first few exports are (mostly to set
+    # the Python path). Additionally, note that the first exports to be defined
+    # on the driver will be the ones defined in separate modules that are
+    # imported by the driver.
     # Export cached functions_to_run.
     for function in worker.cached_functions_to_run:
       worker.run_function_on_all_workers(function)
-    # Export cached remote functions to the workers.
-    for function_id, func_name, func, num_return_vals in worker.cached_remote_functions:
-      export_remote_function(function_id, func_name, func, num_return_vals, worker)
     # Export cached reusable variables to the workers.
     for name, reusable_variable in reusables._cached_reusables:
       reusables.__setattr__(name, reusable_variable)
+    # Export cached remote functions to the workers.
+    for function_id, func_name, func, num_return_vals in worker.cached_remote_functions:
+      export_remote_function(function_id, func_name, func, num_return_vals, worker)
   worker.cached_functions_to_run = None
   worker.cached_remote_functions = None
   reusables._cached_reusables = None