diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
index daaff70f..ed528f7f 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ use crate::{
 // The maximum allowable size of the thinpool metadata device
 const MAX_META_SIZE: MetaBlocks = MetaBlocks(255 * ((1 << 14) - 64));
 
-const BINARIES_PATHS: [&str; 4] = ["/usr/sbin", "/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/bin"];
-
 /// Find the binary with the given name by looking in likely locations.
 /// Return None if no binary was found.
 /// Search an explicit list of directories rather than the user's PATH
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ const BINARIES_PATHS: [&str; 4] = ["/usr/sbin", "/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/bin"];
 fn find_binary(name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     BINARIES_PATHS
         .iter()
-        .map(|pre| [pre, name].iter().collect::<PathBuf>())
+        .map(|pre| [pre, &name.into()].iter().collect::<PathBuf>())
         .find(|path| path.exists())
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +145,10 @@ lazy_static! {
         .and_then(|mut hm| hm
             .remove(CLEVIS)
             .and_then(|c| hm.remove(JOSE).map(|j| (c, j))));
+    static ref BINARIES_PATHS: Vec<PathBuf> = match std::option_env!("BINARIES_PATHS") {
+        Some(paths) => std::env::split_paths(paths).collect(),
+        None => ["/usr/sbin", "/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/bin"].iter().map(|p| p.into()).collect(),
+    };
 }
 
 /// Verify that all binaries that the engine might invoke are available at some
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn verify_binaries() -> StratisResult<()> {
             name,
             BINARIES_PATHS
                 .iter()
-                .map(|p| format!("\"{}\"", p))
+                .map(|p| format!("\"{}\"", p.display()))
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .join(", "),
         ))),