diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/base.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/base.pp
index 5e866e1648..3ebf00ea21 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/base.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/base.pp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class openstack_project::base(
 
     exec { 'symlink hiera modules' :
       command     => 'ln -s /usr/local/share/gems/gems/hiera-puppet-* /etc/puppet/modules/',
+      path        => '/bin:/usr/bin',
       subscribe   => Package['hiera'],
       refreshonly => true,
     }