diff --git a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-install.sh b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-install.sh
index 5ad379e3..b0c32329 100755
--- a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-install.sh
+++ b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-install.sh
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ auto_update_false=/etc/chef/.auto_update_false
 if [ -f $auto_update_false ]; then
   echo "[$(date)] Not doing install, as auto update is false"
 else
-  get_chef_package_from_omnitruck
+  . /etc/environment
 
+  get_chef_package_from_omnitruck
   export PATH=/opt/chef/bin/:/opt/chef/embedded/bin:$PATH
 
   # check if azure-chef-extension is installed
diff --git a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-uninstall.sh b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-uninstall.sh
index f889d908..6ce81fc9 100755
--- a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-uninstall.sh
+++ b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-uninstall.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ check_uninstallation_status(){
 ########### Script starts from here ###################
 linux_distributor=$(get_linux_distributor)
 
+. /etc/environment
+
 auto_update_false=/etc/chef/.auto_update_false
 
 export PATH=/opt/chef/embedded/bin:/opt/chef/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-update.sh b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-update.sh
index f54c7c4d..232e8720 100755
--- a/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-update.sh
+++ b/ChefExtensionHandler/bin/chef-update.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 # 4 uninstall old version
 # 5 enable new version
 
-# returns script dir
+. /etc/environment
+
 export PATH=/opt/chef/bin/:/opt/chef/embedded/bin:$PATH
 
+# returns script dir
 get_script_dir(){
   SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
   script_dir=`dirname $SCRIPT`
diff --git a/ChefExtensionHandler/disable.sh b/ChefExtensionHandler/disable.sh
index 4eeafd89..d1fd0f09 100755
--- a/ChefExtensionHandler/disable.sh
+++ b/ChefExtensionHandler/disable.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 #!/bin/sh
 
+. /etc/environment
+
 export PATH=/opt/chef/bin:/opt/chef/embedded/bin:$PATH
 
 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
diff --git a/ChefExtensionHandler/enable.sh b/ChefExtensionHandler/enable.sh
index 8ca57040..73cf90d8 100755
--- a/ChefExtensionHandler/enable.sh
+++ b/ChefExtensionHandler/enable.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+. /etc/environment
+
 export PATH=/opt/chef/bin:/opt/chef/embedded/bin:$PATH
 
 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")