diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index e9e6c5c..3843961 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -53,12 +53,21 @@ export LSCOLORS="gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
 export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=yes
 export QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches"
 #
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/usr/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/local/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/local/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index cffb5c0..9462162 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -129,12 +129,21 @@ export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=yes
 export QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches"
 export SAVEHIST=2000
 #
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/usr/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi
+if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/local/bin(:|$)" ]]; then
+    export PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${PATH}" =~ "(^|:)/usr/local/sbin(:|$)" ]]; then
     export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:${PATH}"
 fi