diff --git a/daemon/core/services/defaults/frrservices/services.py b/daemon/core/services/defaults/frrservices/services.py
index df1c1289..3305f169 100644
--- a/daemon/core/services/defaults/frrservices/services.py
+++ b/daemon/core/services/defaults/frrservices/services.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from core.nodes.physical import Rj45Node
 from core.nodes.wireless import WirelessNode
 from core.services.base import CoreService
+from core.nodes.base import CoreNode
 
 GROUP: str = "FRR"
 FRR_STATE_DIR: str = "/var/run/frr"
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ class FRRZebra(CoreService):
     startup: list[str] = ["bash frrboot.sh zebra"]
     validate: list[str] = ["pidof zebra"]
     shutdown: list[str] = ["pkill -f zebra"]
+    path: str = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr /usr/libexec/frr"
+
+    def __init__(self, node: CoreNode = None) -> None:
+        CoreService.__init__(self, node)
+        self.path = self.node.session.options.get(
+                "frr_sbin_search",
+                default=self.path,
+            ).strip('"')
 
     def data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         frr_conf = self.files[0]
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ def data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         ).strip('"')
         frr_sbin_search = self.node.session.options.get(
             "frr_sbin_search",
-            default="/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr /usr/libexec/frr",
+            default=self.path,
         ).strip('"')
 
         services = []
diff --git a/daemon/core/services/manager.py b/daemon/core/services/manager.py
index 06d619fa..7f2b4f80 100644
--- a/daemon/core/services/manager.py
+++ b/daemon/core/services/manager.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def add(self, service: type[CoreService]) -> None:
         # validate dependent executables are present
         for executable in service.executables:
             try:
-                utils.which(executable, required=True)
+                utils.which(executable, required=True, path=hasattr(service, "path") and service.path or None)
             except CoreError as e:
                 raise CoreError(f"service({service.name}): {e}")
 
diff --git a/daemon/core/utils.py b/daemon/core/utils.py
index 6eef2263..9e11ee44 100644
--- a/daemon/core/utils.py
+++ b/daemon/core/utils.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def close_onexec(fd: int) -> None:
     fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFD, fdflags | fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC)
 
 
-def which(command: str, required: bool) -> str | None:
+def which(command: str, required: bool, path: str | None = None) -> str | None:
     """
     Find location of desired executable within current PATH.
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def which(command: str, required: bool) -> str | None:
     :return: command location or None
     :raises ValueError: when not found and required
     """
-    found_path = shutil.which(command)
+    found_path = shutil.which(command, path=path and path.replace(" ", ":"))
     if found_path is None and required:
         raise CoreError(f"failed to find required executable({command}) in path")
     return found_path