diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.ts
index f92057046..b8985756d 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT = clampNumber(
   150_000,
 );
 const DEFAULT_PATH =
+  process.env.PATH ??
   "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin";
 
 const stringEnum = (