diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/plugin_script_lifecycle.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/plugin_script_lifecycle.rs
index 5464847fcc..8cbe48fad2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/plugin_script_lifecycle.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/plugin_script_lifecycle.rs
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ async fn run_lifecycle_fixture(
         &config_path,
         format!(
             r#"{config}
+[shell_environment_policy.set]
+PATH = "/usr/bin:/bin"
+
 [features]
 plugins = true
 plugin_script_lifecycle = true