diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 014d5425f..cf98df2fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ jobs:
           chown openshell-test: "/run/user/$(id -u openshell-test)"
           chmod 700 "/run/user/$(id -u openshell-test)"
           chown -R openshell-test: .
-          for dir in /root/.cargo /root/.rustup /root/.local/share/mise /opt/mise; do
+          # Root's home is mode 0700, so the rootless user cannot traverse it
+          # to reach mise (/root/.local/bin) or cargo (/root/.cargo/bin) on
+          # PATH. Add the search bit so those binaries are reachable.
+          chmod a+x /root
+          for dir in /root/.cargo /root/.rustup /root/.local/bin /root/.local/share/mise /opt/mise; do
             [ -d "$dir" ] && chmod -R a+rX "$dir"
           done
 
@@ -107,9 +111,10 @@ jobs:
             runuser -u openshell-test -- env \
               XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/${TESTUID}" \
               HOME="/home/openshell-test" \
-              PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:/opt/mise/shims:/opt/mise/bin:${PATH}" \
+              PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:/root/.local/bin:/opt/mise/shims:/opt/mise/bin:${PATH}" \
               CARGO_HOME="/root/.cargo" \
               RUSTUP_HOME="/root/.rustup" \
+              MISE_CACHE_DIR="/home/openshell-test/.cache/mise" \
               OPENSHELL_SUPERVISOR_IMAGE="${OPENSHELL_SUPERVISOR_IMAGE}" \
               OPENSHELL_REGISTRY="${OPENSHELL_REGISTRY}" \
               OPENSHELL_REGISTRY_HOST="${OPENSHELL_REGISTRY_HOST}" \