diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.test.ts b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.test.ts
index 74ffd1ee9..9e505c939 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.test.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,66 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { sanitizeNodeEntrypointEnv } from "./node-entrypoint-runner";
+import { main } from "./node-entrypoint-runner";
+
+declare global {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var __PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__:
+    | {
+        argv: string[];
+        electronRunAsNode: string | undefined;
+        electronNoAttachConsole: string | undefined;
+      }
+    | undefined;
+}
 
 describe("node-entrypoint-runner", () => {
-  it("removes Electron node-mode env before loading the target entrypoint", () => {
-    const env = {
-      ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: "1",
-      ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE: "1",
-      PATH: "/usr/bin",
-    };
+  it("preserves Electron node-mode env before loading the target entrypoint", async () => {
+    const originalArgv = process.argv;
+    const originalRunAsNode = process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE;
+    const originalNoAttachConsole = process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE;
+    const originalFixture = globalThis.__PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__;
+    const fixtureDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-node-entrypoint-runner-"));
+    const fixturePath = path.join(fixtureDir, "fixture.mjs");
+    writeFileSync(
+      fixturePath,
+      `
+globalThis.__PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__ = {
+  argv: process.argv,
+  electronRunAsNode: process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE,
+  electronNoAttachConsole: process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE,
+};
+`,
+    );
 
-    sanitizeNodeEntrypointEnv(env);
+    process.argv = ["Paseo", "runner", "node-script", fixturePath, "daemon", "start"];
+    process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE = "1";
+    process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE = "1";
+    delete globalThis.__PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__;
 
-    expect(env).toEqual({
-      PATH: "/usr/bin",
-    });
+    try {
+      await main();
+
+      expect(globalThis.__PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__).toEqual({
+        argv: ["Paseo", fixturePath, "daemon", "start"],
+        electronRunAsNode: "1",
+        electronNoAttachConsole: "1",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      process.argv = originalArgv;
+      if (originalRunAsNode === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE;
+      } else {
+        process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE = originalRunAsNode;
+      }
+      if (originalNoAttachConsole === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE;
+      } else {
+        process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE = originalNoAttachConsole;
+      }
+      globalThis.__PASEO_NODE_ENTRYPOINT_RUNNER_FIXTURE__ = originalFixture;
+      rmSync(fixtureDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.ts b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.ts
index ed8930d7d..dae45077d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/node-entrypoint-runner.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
-export function sanitizeNodeEntrypointEnv(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): void {
-  delete env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE;
-  delete env.ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE;
-}
-
 export async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const [argvMode, entryPath, ...args] = process.argv.slice(2);
   if (argvMode !== "bare" && argvMode !== "node-script") {
@@ -18,7 +13,6 @@ export async function main(): Promise<void> {
     argvMode === "bare"
       ? [process.argv[0] ?? "node", ...args]
       : [process.argv[0] ?? "node", entryPath, ...args];
-  sanitizeNodeEntrypointEnv();
   await import(pathToFileURL(entryPath).href);
 }