diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.test.ts b/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7823aae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mockSpawnSync = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockExistsSync = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => false));
+const mockReadFileSync = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockWriteFileSync = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockMkdirSync = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockUserInfo = vi.hoisted(() =>
+  vi.fn(() => ({ shell: "/bin/zsh" }) as { shell: string | null }),
+);
+const mockGetUserDataDir = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => "/tmp/posthog-code"));
+
+vi.mock("node:child_process", () => ({
+  spawnSync: mockSpawnSync,
+  default: { spawnSync: mockSpawnSync },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("node:fs", () => ({
+  existsSync: mockExistsSync,
+  readFileSync: mockReadFileSync,
+  writeFileSync: mockWriteFileSync,
+  mkdirSync: mockMkdirSync,
+  default: {
+    existsSync: mockExistsSync,
+    readFileSync: mockReadFileSync,
+    writeFileSync: mockWriteFileSync,
+    mkdirSync: mockMkdirSync,
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("node:os", () => ({
+  userInfo: mockUserInfo,
+  default: { userInfo: mockUserInfo },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./env", () => ({
+  getUserDataDir: mockGetUserDataDir,
+}));
+
+const DELIMITER = "_SHELL_ENV_DELIMITER_";
+
+function shellOutput(envPath: string): string {
+  return `${DELIMITER}\nPATH=${envPath}\n${DELIMITER}`;
+}
+
+const ORIGINAL_PLATFORM = process.platform;
+const ORIGINAL_PATH = process.env.PATH;
+
+function setPlatform(platform: NodeJS.Platform) {
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", {
+    value: platform,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+}
+
+describe("fixPath", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules();
+    setPlatform("darwin");
+    process.env.PATH = "/usr/bin:/bin";
+    mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(false);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setPlatform(ORIGINAL_PLATFORM);
+    process.env.PATH = ORIGINAL_PATH;
+  });
+
+  it("merges fallback paths when shell PATH lacks /opt/homebrew/bin", async () => {
+    mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({
+      status: 0,
+      stdout: shellOutput("/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"),
+    });
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    const parts = process.env.PATH?.split(":") ?? [];
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/bin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/sbin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/usr/local/bin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/usr/bin");
+  });
+
+  it("does not duplicate fallback paths already present in shell PATH", async () => {
+    mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({
+      status: 0,
+      stdout: shellOutput("/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"),
+    });
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    const parts = process.env.PATH?.split(":") ?? [];
+    const homebrewCount = parts.filter((p) => p === "/opt/homebrew/bin").length;
+    expect(homebrewCount).toBe(1);
+    const usrLocalCount = parts.filter((p) => p === "/usr/local/bin").length;
+    expect(usrLocalCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to fallback paths when shell resolution fails entirely", async () => {
+    mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({ status: 1, stdout: "" });
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    const parts = process.env.PATH?.split(":") ?? [];
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/bin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/sbin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/usr/local/bin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/usr/bin");
+  });
+
+  it("merges fallback paths into a cached PATH that lacks them", async () => {
+    mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mockReadFileSync.mockReturnValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        path: "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin",
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    const parts = process.env.PATH?.split(":") ?? [];
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/bin");
+    expect(mockSpawnSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores stale cache and re-resolves via shell", async () => {
+    mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mockReadFileSync.mockReturnValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        path: "/some/old/path",
+        timestamp: Date.now() - 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+      }),
+    );
+    mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({
+      status: 0,
+      stdout: shellOutput("/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"),
+    });
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    expect(mockSpawnSync).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const parts = process.env.PATH?.split(":") ?? [];
+    expect(parts).not.toContain("/some/old/path");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/opt/homebrew/bin");
+  });
+
+  it("returns early on win32 without touching PATH", async () => {
+    setPlatform("win32");
+    process.env.PATH = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
+
+    const { fixPath } = await import("./fixPath");
+    fixPath();
+
+    expect(mockSpawnSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(process.env.PATH).toBe("C:\\Windows\\System32");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.ts b/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.ts
index 0e9c209cd..bd055b983 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.ts
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/utils/fixPath.ts
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ function getShellPath(shell: string): string | undefined {
   return env?.PATH;
 }
 
-function buildFallbackPath(): string {
-  return [...FALLBACK_PATHS, process.env.PATH].filter(Boolean).join(":");
+function mergeFallbackPaths(basePath: string | undefined): string {
+  const base = basePath ? basePath.split(":").filter(Boolean) : [];
+  const existing = new Set(base);
+  const additions = FALLBACK_PATHS.filter((p) => !existing.has(p));
+  return [...additions, ...base].join(":");
 }
 
 export function fixPath(): void {
@@ -179,10 +182,9 @@ export function fixPath(): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Try cached PATH first (instant, no shell spawn)
   const cached = readCachedPath();
   if (cached) {
-    process.env.PATH = cached;
+    process.env.PATH = mergeFallbackPaths(cached);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -191,9 +193,10 @@ export function fixPath(): void {
 
   if (shellPath) {
     const cleaned = stripAnsi(shellPath);
-    process.env.PATH = cleaned;
+    const merged = mergeFallbackPaths(cleaned);
+    process.env.PATH = merged;
     writeCachedPath(cleaned);
   } else {
-    process.env.PATH = buildFallbackPath();
+    process.env.PATH = mergeFallbackPaths(process.env.PATH);
   }
 }