diff --git a/misc/alpine-tools.func b/misc/alpine-tools.func
index d2efb8cdb..958c30680 100644
--- a/misc/alpine-tools.func
+++ b/misc/alpine-tools.func
@@ -34,11 +34,19 @@ net_resolves() {
 }
 
 ensure_usr_local_bin_persist() {
+  # Login shells: /etc/profile.d/
   local PROFILE_FILE="/etc/profile.d/10-localbin.sh"
   if [ ! -f "$PROFILE_FILE" ]; then
     echo 'case ":$PATH:" in *:/usr/local/bin:*) ;; *) export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH";; esac' >"$PROFILE_FILE"
     chmod +x "$PROFILE_FILE"
   fi
+
+  # Non-login shells (pct enter): /root/.profile and /root/.bashrc
+  for rc_file in /root/.profile /root/.bashrc; do
+    if [ -f "$rc_file" ] && ! grep -q '/usr/local/bin' "$rc_file"; then
+      echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"' >>"$rc_file"
+    fi
+  done
 }
 
 download_with_progress() {
diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index 166284c6c..d12cef3be 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -1851,16 +1851,26 @@ function download_with_progress() {
 # Ensures /usr/local/bin is permanently in system PATH.
 #
 # Description:
-#   - Adds to /etc/profile.d if not present
+#   - Adds to /etc/profile.d for login shells (SSH, noVNC)
+#   - Adds to /root/.bashrc for non-login shells (pct enter)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function ensure_usr_local_bin_persist() {
-  local PROFILE_FILE="/etc/profile.d/custom_path.sh"
+  # Skip on Proxmox host
+  command -v pveversion &>/dev/null && return
 
-  if [[ ! -f "$PROFILE_FILE" ]] && ! command -v pveversion &>/dev/null; then
+  # Login shells: /etc/profile.d/
+  local PROFILE_FILE="/etc/profile.d/custom_path.sh"
+  if [[ ! -f "$PROFILE_FILE" ]]; then
     echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"' >"$PROFILE_FILE"
     chmod +x "$PROFILE_FILE"
   fi
+
+  # Non-login shells (pct enter): /root/.bashrc
+  local BASHRC="/root/.bashrc"
+  if [[ -f "$BASHRC" ]] && ! grep -q '/usr/local/bin' "$BASHRC"; then
+    echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"' >>"$BASHRC"
+  fi
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------