diff --git a/Dockerfile.openpilot_base b/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
index 2e839e7589..2c5f9a035b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
+++ b/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ USER $USER
 
 ENV POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV_ROOT="/home/$USER/venv"
-ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV_ROOT/bin"
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
 
 COPY --chown=$USER pyproject.toml poetry.lock /tmp/
 COPY --chown=$USER tools/install_python_dependencies.sh /tmp/tools/