diff --git a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/linux.rs b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/linux.rs
index 3b81c0e487..24f7d619e4 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/linux.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/linux.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use tempfile::TempDir;
 mod mime_config;
 
 use rattler_conda_types::Platform;
-use rattler_shell::activation::{ActivationVariables, Activator};
+use rattler_shell::activation::{ActivationVariables, Activator, PathModificationBehavior};
 use rattler_shell::shell;
 
 use crate::render::{BaseMenuItemPlaceholders, MenuItemPlaceholders, PlaceholderString};
@@ -300,7 +300,11 @@ impl LinuxMenu {
         if self.command.activate.unwrap_or(false) {
             // create a bash activation script and emit it into the script
             let activator = Activator::from_path(&self.prefix, shell::Bash, Platform::current())?;
-            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(ActivationVariables::default(), None)?;
+            let activation_variables = ActivationVariables {
+                path_modification_behavior: PathModificationBehavior::Prepend,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(activation_variables, None)?;
 
             for (k, v) in activation_env {
                 envs.push(format!(r#"{k}="{v}""#));
diff --git a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/macos.rs b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/macos.rs
index c2532ee9b3..efee24c688 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/macos.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/macos.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use fs_err::File;
 use plist::Value;
 use rattler_conda_types::{menuinst::MacOsTracker, Platform};
 use rattler_shell::{
-    activation::{ActivationError, ActivationVariables, Activator},
+    activation::{ActivationError, ActivationVariables, Activator, PathModificationBehavior},
     shell,
 };
 use sha2::{Digest as _, Sha256};
@@ -656,7 +656,11 @@ impl MacOSMenu {
         if self.command.activate.unwrap_or(false) {
             // create a bash activation script and emit it into the script
             let activator = Activator::from_path(&self.prefix, shell::Bash, Platform::current())?;
-            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(ActivationVariables::default(), None)?;
+            let activation_variables = ActivationVariables {
+                path_modification_behavior: PathModificationBehavior::Prepend,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(activation_variables, None)?;
 
             for (k, v) in activation_env {
                 lines.push(format!(r#"export {k}="{v}""#));
diff --git a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/windows.rs b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/windows.rs
index 65ab0616e8..7fa460330f 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_menuinst/src/windows.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use rattler_conda_types::{
     Platform,
 };
 use rattler_shell::{
-    activation::{ActivationVariables, Activator},
+    activation::{ActivationVariables, Activator, PathModificationBehavior},
     shell,
 };
 use registry::{notify_shell_changes, FileExtension, UrlProtocol};
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ impl WindowsMenu {
             // create a bash activation script and emit it into the script
             let activator =
                 Activator::from_path(&self.prefix, shell::CmdExe, Platform::current()).unwrap();
-            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(ActivationVariables::default(), None)?;
+            let activation_variables = ActivationVariables {
+                path_modification_behavior: PathModificationBehavior::Prepend,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let activation_env = activator.run_activation(activation_variables, None)?;
 
             for (k, v) in activation_env {
                 lines.push(format!(r#"set "{k}={v}""#));