diff --git a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
index 0ef25df9433b460321920742ba6cd13a79c8f72e..c5612e9a5aff1cf38f81225bd3e89a6597114f8e 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ do_node() {
 	echo "CMD: $HOST $@"
 	$PDSH $HOST $LCTL mark "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
     fi
-    $PDSH $HOST "(PATH=$RLUSTRE/utils:$RLUSTRE/tests:\$PATH; cd $RPWD; sh -c \"$@\")"
+    $PDSH $HOST "(PATH=$RLUSTRE/utils:$RLUSTRE/tests:/usr/sbin:/sbin:\$PATH; cd $RPWD; sh -c \"$@\")"
 }
 
 mds_list() {