diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index ba1c3f83..7f557a4c 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ proc getAlteredPath(options: Options): string =
       paths.add folder
   paths.reverse
   let parentDir = options.nimBin.get.path.parentDir
-  result = fmt "{parentDir}{separator}{paths.join(separator)}{separator}{getEnv(\"PATH\")}"
+  result = fmt "{paths.join(separator)}{separator}{parentDir}{separator}{getEnv(\"PATH\")}"
 
 proc shellenv(options: var Options) =
   setVerbosity(SilentPriority)