diff --git a/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env-shell.nix b/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env-shell.nix
index a5bf1fb..a0da1ca 100644
--- a/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env-shell.nix
+++ b/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env-shell.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, cnsBaseDomain, dataCenters, mantaDomain, tritonApiDomain, ... }:
 with pkgs.nodePackages;
 ''
+export PATH="${triton}/bin:${json}/bin:$PATH"
 # script to set the docker, triton, manta and CNS env vars for the current
 # triton profile
 
diff --git a/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env.nix b/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env.nix
index 16659f4..300d690 100644
--- a/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env.nix
+++ b/template/pkgs/triton-docker-env.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,4 @@ let
     inherit system;
   };
 in
-pkgs.writeShellApplication {
-  name = "triton-docker-env.sh";
-  runtimeInputs = with pkgs.nodePackages; [ triton json ];
-  text = import ./triton-docker-env-shell.nix { inherit pkgs cnsBaseDomain dataCenters mantaDomain tritonApiDomain; };
-}
+(pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "triton-docker-env.sh" (import ./triton-docker-env-shell.nix { inherit pkgs cnsBaseDomain dataCenters mantaDomain tritonApiDomain; }))