diff --git a/roles/base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
index 84654b2..fa6f093 100644
--- a/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ evomaintenance_hosts: >
   | union(evomaintenance_additional_hosts)
   | unique }}
 
+evobsd_path: >-
+  "$HOME/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
 cron_root_path: "/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/dotfiles.yml b/roles/base/tasks/dotfiles.yml
index f8598df..eb8c144 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/dotfiles.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/dotfiles.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Customize root's .profile
-  copy:
-    src: profile
+  template:
+    src: profile.j2
     dest: /root/.profile
   tags:
     - admin
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     - dotfiles
 
 - name: Change default .profile skeleton
-  copy:
-    src: profile
+  template:
+    src: profile.j2
     dest: /etc/skel/.profile
   tags:
     - admin
diff --git a/roles/base/files/profile b/roles/base/templates/profile.j2
similarity index 94%
rename from roles/base/files/profile
rename to roles/base/templates/profile.j2
index 995c549..1b031ed 100644
--- a/roles/base/files/profile
+++ b/roles/base/templates/profile.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # sh/ksh initialization
 
-PATH=$HOME/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games
+PATH="{{ evobsd_path }}"
 export PATH HOME TERM
 export PS1="\u@\h:\w\\$ "
 HISTFILE=$HOME/.histfile