diff --git a/manifests/auth.pp b/manifests/auth.pp
index 417fd1c8815eeae581a18b431d1574dcd145c107..5e4c4329443a483f51abc7f06061a526979fecca 100644
--- a/manifests/auth.pp
+++ b/manifests/auth.pp
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ class aes::auth (
     notify   => Exec['compile-auth-repo'],
   }
 
-  # Note: We need a login shell, otherwise PATH and HOME are not set.
   exec { 'compile-auth-repo':
     user        => $auth_user,
     group       => $auth_group,
-    path        => $auth_home,
+    cwd         => $auth_home,
+    path        => '/bin:/usr/bin',
     command     => "${auth_home}/on_update.sh",
-    environment => ["HOME=${auth_home}", 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin'],
+    environment => ["HOME=${auth_home}"],
     refreshonly => true,
     require     => File["${auth_home}/on_update.sh"],
     notify      => Service[$auth_service],