diff --git a/bin/disk-image-create b/bin/disk-image-create
index 86ecdf1f..5b40aa28 100755
--- a/bin/disk-image-create
+++ b/bin/disk-image-create
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export LANG=C
 export DIB_ARGS="$@"
 export DIB_ENV=$(export)
 
+# Fedora and others don't always have /usr/local/bin in $PATH
+if [[ ! "$PATH" == */usr/local/bin* ]] ; then
+  export PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin/"
+fi
+
 SCRIPTNAME=$(basename $0)
 SCRIPT_HOME=$(dirname $0)
 export _LIB=$(dirname $0)/../lib
diff --git a/lib/img-functions b/lib/img-functions
index f0914840..a943c33c 100644
--- a/lib/img-functions
+++ b/lib/img-functions
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ function create_base () {
 
 # Helper function to run a command inside the chroot
 function run_in_target() {
-   # -E to preserve http_proxy
-   sudo -E chroot $TMP_MOUNT_PATH "$@"
+    # Explicitly set PATH to prevent sudo from resetting it
+    # and -E to preserve http_proxy
+    sudo -E PATH=${PATH} chroot $TMP_MOUNT_PATH "$@"
 }
 
 # Helper function to run a directory of scripts inside the chroot