diff --git a/lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/posix.rb b/lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/posix.rb
index 9a4e39656..52fa10e1f 100644
--- a/lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/posix.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/custom_facts/core/execution/posix.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Facter
   module Core
     module Execution
       class Posix < Facter::Core::Execution::Base
-        DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATHS = ['/sbin', '/usr/sbin'].freeze
+        DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATHS = ['/sbin', '/usr/sbin', '/opt/puppetlabs/bin'].freeze
 
         def search_paths
           # Make sure custom_facts is usable even for non-root users. Most commands
diff --git a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/posix_spec.rb b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/posix_spec.rb
index 30b3e38e9..1206e6aa6 100644
--- a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/posix_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/posix_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   describe '#search_paths' do
     it 'uses the PATH environment variable plus /sbin and /usr/sbin on unix' do
       allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with('PATH').and_return '/bin:/usr/bin'
-      expect(posix_executor.search_paths).to eq %w[/bin /usr/bin /sbin /usr/sbin]
+      expect(posix_executor.search_paths).to eq %w[/bin /usr/bin /sbin /usr/sbin /opt/puppetlabs/bin]
     end
   end