diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.test.ts b/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.test.ts
index e1b64a6c05..472f066e00 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ describe("cli-install-path", () => {
     ).toBe("/home/user/Applications/Paseo.AppImage");
   });
 
+  it("uses the bundled shim for packaged linux installs outside an AppImage", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveCliInstallSourcePath({
+        platform: "linux",
+        isPackaged: true,
+        executablePath: "/opt/Paseo/Paseo",
+        shimPath: "/opt/Paseo/resources/bin/paseo",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("/opt/Paseo/resources/bin/paseo");
+  });
+
   it("falls back to the shim on windows and in development", () => {
     expect(
       resolveCliInstallSourcePath({
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.ts b/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.ts
index c0ecd27f8c..c9114c2301 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/integrations/cli-install/path.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function resolveCliInstallSourcePath(input: {
     if (appImagePath) {
       return appImagePath;
     }
+    return input.shimPath;
   }
 
   return input.executablePath;