diff --git a/bin/omarchy-npx-install b/bin/omarchy-npx-install
index e64b9660..c23c2650 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-npx-install
+++ b/bin/omarchy-npx-install
@@ -29,19 +29,21 @@ fi
 node_bin="\$node_root/bin/node"
 npx_bin="\$node_root/bin/npx"
 
-# Resolve the package bin inside npx, then run it with node@latest without leaking node@latest into PATH.
+# Resolve the package bin inside npx, then run it with node@latest available for node shebangs.
 # Some wrappers are aliases, e.g. playwright-cli wraps the playwright bin.
+"\$node_bin" "\$npx_bin" --yes --prefer-online --package "\$package" -- true
+
 package_bin_path=\$("\$node_bin" "\$npx_bin" --yes --package "\$package" -- which "\$package" 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [[ -n \$package_bin_path ]]; then
-  exec "\$node_bin" "\$package_bin_path" "\$@"
+  PATH="\$node_root/bin:\$PATH" exec "\$package_bin_path" "\$@"
 fi
 
 # Scoped packages like @openai/codex expose an unscoped bin like codex.
 package_bin_path=\$("\$node_bin" "\$npx_bin" --yes --package "\$package" -- which "\$command" 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [[ -n \$package_bin_path ]]; then
-  exec "\$node_bin" "\$package_bin_path" "\$@"
+  PATH="\$node_root/bin:\$PATH" exec "\$package_bin_path" "\$@"
 fi
 
 echo "Could not resolve npm bin for \$package / \$command" >&2