diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index abf9d9014f..9d21ac68bb 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ AD_HOC_COMMANDS = [
     'win_user',
 ]
 
-INV_ENV_VARIABLE_BLOCKED = ("HOME", "USER", "_", "TERM")
+INV_ENV_VARIABLE_BLOCKED = ("HOME", "USER", "_", "TERM", "PATH")
 
 # ----------------
 # -- Amazon EC2 --