diff --git a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/boot-to-recovery b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/boot-to-recovery
index 3caa5ba..2ccf62e 100755
--- a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/boot-to-recovery
+++ b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/boot-to-recovery
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ if [[ $(/usr/bin/id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 . /etc/profile
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 if [ ! -e /boot/diya-config.txt ]; then
     # prepare env for recovery boot
diff --git a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
index 95e8c62..df99950 100644
--- a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
+++ b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 DESC="Auto deployment configuration from media"
 
 . /etc/profile
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 if [ -z "$DISK" ]; then
     DISK="mmcblk0"
diff --git a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/expandfs.sh b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/expandfs.sh
index dee20b2..72f0d92 100644
--- a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/expandfs.sh
+++ b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/expandfs.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 . /etc/profile
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 if [ -z "$DISK" ]; then
     DISK="mmcblk0"
diff --git a/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/confd b/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/confd
index 010d362..ac43004 100644
--- a/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/confd
+++ b/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/confd
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 DESC="Custom configuration"
 . /etc/profile
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 case "$1" in
     start)
diff --git a/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/diya-update b/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/diya-update
index 9249612..4a865ad 100755
--- a/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/diya-update
+++ b/recipes-diya/initramfs/files/diya-update
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 . /etc/profile
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 if [ -z "$DISK" ]; then
     DISK="mmcblk0"