diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index e21c7aa..0a9d5d5 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ else
   cp -r $CACHE_DIR/bin/* $BUILD_DIR/nginx/
 fi
 
+# Update the PATH
+mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR/.profile.d
+cat > $BUILD_DIR/.profile.d/nginx.sh <<"EOF"
+export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/nginx"
+EOF
+
 cd $CUR_DIR
 
 # build nginx config unless overridden by user
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index ae45a02..8849bd3 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ cat <<EOF
 ---
 
 addons:
-config_vars:
-  PATH: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/app/nginx
 default_process_types:
   web: /app/start_nginx
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+EOF