diff --git a/manifests/os/debian.pp b/manifests/os/debian.pp
index 2ad87f6e88b3728c56e424c75dd1f346c57894f9..12d68399c9acc51909f60a6360db7618844e6d5f 100644
--- a/manifests/os/debian.pp
+++ b/manifests/os/debian.pp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class base::os::debian::apt (
   # Define aptitude update as a command we can run
   exec { 'aptitude update':
     command     => 'aptitude update',
-    path        => '/usr/bin',
+    path        => '/bin:/usr/bin',
     refreshonly => true,
   }