diff --git a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.bashrc b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.bashrc
index e8fd5a8c45f..cebb05779bc 100644
--- a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.bashrc
+++ b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.bashrc
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
 [ -z "$PS1" ] && return
 
-export PATH="${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:${PATH}"
+# Add ${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin as the first item to the $PATH.
+case ":$PATH:" in
+    # If the item is already in $PATH, don't add it again.
+    *":${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:"*) ;;
+    # Otherwise, add it.
+    *) PATH="${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:$PATH" ;;
+esac
+# And don't forget to export the new $PATH.
+export PATH
 
 # check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
 # update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
diff --git a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.nointeractive.bashrc b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.nointeractive.bashrc
index 3957f4e3aba..3731c9fd89c 100644
--- a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.nointeractive.bashrc
+++ b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bash.nointeractive.bashrc
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 # This file is loaded in non-interactive bash shells through $BASH_ENV
-export PATH="${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Add ${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin as the first item to the $PATH.
+case ":$PATH:" in
+    # If the item is already in $PATH, don't add it again.
+    *":${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:"*) ;;
+    # Otherwise, add it.
+    *) PATH="${DDEV_COMPOSER_ROOT:-/var/www/html}/vendor/bin:$PATH" ;;
+esac
+# And don't forget to export the new $PATH.
+export PATH
+
 for f in /etc/bashrc/*.bashrc; do
-  source $f;
+    source $f;
 done
 unset f
 
diff --git a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bashrc/commandline-addons.bashrc b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bashrc/commandline-addons.bashrc
index 2f6ac96cbbc..d8e9ed8a500 100644
--- a/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bashrc/commandline-addons.bashrc
+++ b/containers/ddev-webserver/ddev-webserver-base-files/etc/bashrc/commandline-addons.bashrc
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-export PATH="~/bin:$PATH:/var/www/html/bin"
+# Add $HOME/bin as the first item to the $PATH.
+case ":$PATH:" in
+    # If the item is already in $PATH, don't add it again.
+    *":$HOME/bin:"*) ;;
+    # Otherwise, add it.
+    *) PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" ;;
+esac
+# Add /var/www/html/bin as the last item to the $PATH.
+case ":$PATH:" in
+    # If the item is already in $PATH, don't add it again.
+    *":/var/www/html/bin:"*) ;;
+    # Otherwise, add it.
+    *) PATH="$PATH:/var/www/html/bin" ;;
+esac
+# And don't forget to export the new $PATH.
+export PATH
 
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && source "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && source "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"
diff --git a/pkg/versionconstants/versionconstants.go b/pkg/versionconstants/versionconstants.go
index 912367d4740..504289f234a 100644
--- a/pkg/versionconstants/versionconstants.go
+++ b/pkg/versionconstants/versionconstants.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var AmplitudeAPIKey = ""
 var WebImg = "ddev/ddev-webserver"
 
 // WebTag defines the default web image tag
-var WebTag = "20241105_less_php_versions" // Note that this can be overridden by make
+var WebTag = "20241105_stasadev_composer_bin" // Note that this can be overridden by make
 
 // DBImg defines the default db image used for applications.
 var DBImg = "ddev/ddev-dbserver"