diff --git a/bin/gvm-init.sh b/bin/gvm-init.sh
index b5cdff59..e155488a 100755
--- a/bin/gvm-init.sh
+++ b/bin/gvm-init.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+PATH="$HOME/.gvm/bin:$PATH"
+
 # add groovy to path
 GROOVY_HOME="$HOME/.gvm/groovy/current"
 if [ -L "$GROOVY_HOME" ]; then