diff --git a/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix-tests.factor b/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix-tests.factor
index 986c0564d2..221a8ac855 100644
--- a/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix-tests.factor
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ sequences tools.test ;
         { "/bin/ps" "/sbin/ps" "/usr/bin/ps" } member?
     ] with-os-env
 ] unit-test
+
+{ t } [
+    "ls" find-in-standard-login-path 
+    { "/bin/ls" "/usr/bin/ls" } member?
+] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix.factor b/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix.factor
index af9c35369a..107f28a05a 100644
--- a/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/basis/io/standard-paths/unix/unix.factor
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ M: unix find-in-path*
     utf8 decode [ blank? ] trim ":" split ;
 
 : standard-login-paths ( -- strings )
-    { "-l" "-c" "echo $PATH" }
+    { "-l" "-c" "echo \"$PATH\"" }
     effective-user-id user-passwd shell>> prefix
     binary <process-reader> stream-contents parse-login-paths ;