diff --git a/terminus-plugin-manager/src/services/pluginManager.service.ts b/terminus-plugin-manager/src/services/pluginManager.service.ts
index e881cf8c..916574a7 100644
--- a/terminus-plugin-manager/src/services/pluginManager.service.ts
+++ b/terminus-plugin-manager/src/services/pluginManager.service.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class PluginManagerService {
     userPluginsPath: string = (window as any).userPluginsPath
     installedPlugins: IPluginInfo[] = (window as any).installedPlugins
     npmPath: string
+    private envPath: string
 
     constructor (
         log: LogService,
@@ -41,11 +42,13 @@ export class PluginManagerService {
 
     async detectPath () {
         this.npmPath = this.config.store.npm
+        this.envPath = process.env.PATH
         if (await fs.exists(this.npmPath)) {
             return
         }
         if (this.hostApp.platform !== Platform.Windows) {
-            let searchPaths = (await exec('$SHELL -c -i \'echo $PATH\''))[0].toString().trim().split(':')
+            this.envPath = (await exec('$SHELL -c -i \'echo $PATH\''))[0].toString().trim()
+            let searchPaths = this.envPath.split(':')
             for (let searchPath of searchPaths) {
                 if (await fs.exists(path.join(searchPath, 'npm'))) {
                     this.logger.debug('Found npm in', searchPath)
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ export class PluginManagerService {
     async isNPMInstalled (): Promise<boolean> {
         await this.detectPath()
         try {
-            await exec(`${this.npmPath} -v`)
+            await exec(`${this.npmPath} -v`, { env: this.getEnv() })
             return true
         } catch (_) {
             return false
@@ -88,13 +91,17 @@ export class PluginManagerService {
     }
 
     async installPlugin (plugin: IPluginInfo) {
-        await exec(`${this.npmPath} --prefix "${this.userPluginsPath}" install ${plugin.packageName}@${plugin.version}`)
+        await exec(`${this.npmPath} --prefix "${this.userPluginsPath}" install ${plugin.packageName}@${plugin.version}`, { env: this.getEnv() })
         this.installedPlugins = this.installedPlugins.filter(x => x.packageName !== plugin.packageName)
         this.installedPlugins.push(plugin)
     }
 
     async uninstallPlugin (plugin: IPluginInfo) {
-        await exec(`${this.npmPath} --prefix "${this.userPluginsPath}" remove ${plugin.packageName}`)
+        await exec(`${this.npmPath} --prefix "${this.userPluginsPath}" remove ${plugin.packageName}`, { env: this.getEnv() })
         this.installedPlugins = this.installedPlugins.filter(x => x.packageName !== plugin.packageName)
     }
+
+    private getEnv (): any {
+        return Object.assign(process.env, { PATH: this.envPath })
+    }
 }