diff --git a/docker/graalvm/Dockerfile b/docker/graalvm/Dockerfile
index addf60fe6c..29756489c9 100644
--- a/docker/graalvm/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/graalvm/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ENV BESU_PID_PATH "/tmp/pid"
 
 ENV OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="service.name=besu,service.version=$VERSION"
 
-ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV OLDPATH="${PATH}"
+ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${OLDPATH}"
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["besu"]
 HEALTHCHECK --start-period=5s --interval=5s --timeout=1s --retries=10 CMD bash -c "[ -f /tmp/pid ]"
 
diff --git a/docker/openjdk-11/Dockerfile b/docker/openjdk-11/Dockerfile
index 3207b03222..4f5cf3e82d 100644
--- a/docker/openjdk-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/openjdk-11/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ENV BESU_PID_PATH "/tmp/pid"
 
 ENV OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="service.name=besu,service.version=$VERSION"
 
-ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV OLDPATH="${PATH}"
+ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${OLDPATH}"
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["besu"]
 HEALTHCHECK --start-period=5s --interval=5s --timeout=1s --retries=10 CMD bash -c "[ -f /tmp/pid ]"
 
diff --git a/docker/openjdk-latest/Dockerfile b/docker/openjdk-latest/Dockerfile
index c5adeab64a..02af8c3089 100644
--- a/docker/openjdk-latest/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/openjdk-latest/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ENV BESU_PID_PATH "/tmp/pid"
 
 ENV OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="service.name=besu,service.version=$VERSION"
 
-ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV OLDPATH="${PATH}"
+ENV PATH="/opt/besu/bin:${OLDPATH}"
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["besu"]
 HEALTHCHECK --start-period=5s --interval=5s --timeout=1s --retries=10 CMD bash -c "[ -f /tmp/pid ]"