diff --git a/home/zsh.nix b/home/zsh.nix
index ea34979..d3519b3 100644
--- a/home/zsh.nix
+++ b/home/zsh.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@
       ff = "fastfetch";
     };
 
-    # Environment setup BEFORE everything else (fixes PATH issues)
+    # Fix PATH at the very beginning of .zshrc
+    initExtraFirst = ''
+      export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH"
+    '';
+
+    # Environment setup (zshenv)
     envExtra = ''
       if [ -x "/opt/homebrew/bin/brew" ]; then
         eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"