diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ejabberd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ejabberd.nix
index 75950f55a279..8a01c217eb5c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ejabberd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ejabberd.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ in
 
         preStart =
           ''
+            PATH="$PATH:${pkgs.ejabberd}/sbin:${pkgs.ejabberd}/bin:${pkgs.coreutils}/bin:${pkgs.bash}/bin:${pkgs.gnused}/bin";
+	    
             # Initialise state data
             mkdir -p ${cfg.logsDir}