diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 46d8851..a615a52 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ clap = { version = "4.1.1", features = ["derive"] }
 crossterm = "0.25.0"
 dialoguer = "0.10.3"
 dirs = "4.0.0"
+envmnt = "0.10.4"
 futures = "0.3.25"
 futures-util = "0.3.25"
 indicatif = "0.17.3"
diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index 7ab03d4..7ddc2fc 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub const NODE_DIST_URL: &str = "https://nodejs.org/dist";
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+pub const SEARCH_PATH_SEPARATOR: &str = ":";
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub const SEARCH_PATH_SEPARATOR: &str = ";";
 
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref CFG_DIR: PathBuf = dirs::config_dir()
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 69a55f8..50efcc0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::process;
+use std::{env, process};
 
 use args::Args;
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let mut nenv = get_nenv(args.use_version.as_ref()).await?;
+    let mut nenv = get_nenv(args.use_version.clone()).await?;
 
     match args.command {
         args::Command::Install(v) => nenv.install(v.version).await,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn print_version() {
     println!("{} v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 }
 
-async fn get_nenv(version_override: Option<&NodeVersion>) -> Result<Nenv> {
+async fn get_nenv(version_override: Option<NodeVersion>) -> Result<Nenv> {
     Nenv::init(version_override).await
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mapper/mapped_command.rs b/src/mapper/mapped_command.rs
index 7227e9a..f5a92ad 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mapped_command.rs
+++ b/src/mapper/mapped_command.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
+    env,
     ffi::OsString,
     path::PathBuf,
     process::{ExitStatus, Stdio},
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::error::CommandNotFoundError;
 use miette::{Context, IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MappedCommand {
     name: String,
     path: PathBuf,
@@ -19,10 +21,11 @@ impl MappedCommand {
         Self { name, path, args }
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
     pub async fn run(mut self) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
         self.adjust_path()?;
         let exit_status = Command::new(self.path)
+            .envs(env::vars_os())
             .args(self.args)
             .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
             .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
diff --git a/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs b/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs
index 185991d..ae02dbb 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs
+++ b/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl NodeApp {
             .context("Creating executable wrapper script")
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     async fn write_wrapper_script(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
         fs::write(path, format!("#!/bin/sh\nnenv exec {} \"$@\"", self.name)).await?;
         let src_metadata = self.path.metadata()?;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl NodeApp {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[cfg(windows)]
     async fn write_wrapper_script(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
         fs::write(
             path.with_extension("bat"),
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ async fn get_applications(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<NodeApp>> {
     Ok(files)
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
 fn exclude_path(_path: &Path) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+#[cfg(windows)]
 fn exclude_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
     let Some(extension) = path.extension() else {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/mapper/mod.rs b/src/mapper/mod.rs
index 4b30e61..32cf225 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mapper/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsString, process::ExitStatus};
+use std::{env, ffi::OsString, process::ExitStatus};
 
+use envmnt::ListOptions;
 use tokio::fs;
 
-use crate::{consts::BIN_DIR, repository::node_path::NodePath};
+use crate::{
+    consts::{BIN_DIR, SEARCH_PATH_SEPARATOR},
+    repository::node_path::NodePath,
+};
 
 use self::{
     mapped_command::MappedCommand,
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ impl Mapper {
     /// Executes a mapped command with the given node environment
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     pub async fn exec(&self, command: String, args: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+        self.set_env();
         let executable = self.node_path.bin().join(&command);
         let exit_status = MappedCommand::new(command, executable, args).run().await?;
         self.remap_additive().await?;
@@ -60,4 +65,18 @@ impl Mapper {
         )
         .await
     }
+
+    fn set_env(&self) {
+        env::set_var(
+            "NODE_PATH",
+            self.node_path.node_modules().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        );
+        let list_options = ListOptions {
+            separator: Some(SEARCH_PATH_SEPARATOR.to_string()),
+            ignore_empty: true,
+        };
+        let mut path_env = envmnt::get_list_with_options("PATH", &list_options).unwrap_or_default();
+        path_env.insert(0, self.node_path.bin().to_string_lossy().to_string());
+        envmnt::set_list_with_options("PATH", &path_env, &list_options);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/nenv.rs b/src/nenv.rs
index e53bb8a..5c6ed74 100644
--- a/src/nenv.rs
+++ b/src/nenv.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ pub struct Nenv {
 
 impl Nenv {
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
-    pub async fn init(version_override: Option<&NodeVersion>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub async fn init(version_override: Option<NodeVersion>) -> Result<Self> {
         let config = ConfigAccess::load().await?;
         let repo = Repository::init(config.clone()).await?;
         let default_version = { config.get().await.node.default_version.to_owned() };
 
         let active_version = if let Some(version) = version_override {
-            version.to_owned()
+            version
         } else {
             Self::get_active_version().await.unwrap_or(default_version)
         };
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ impl Nenv {
         for (bin, cfg) in &self.config.get().await.bins {
             let path = self
                 .repo
-                .get_version_path(&cfg.node_version)?
+                .get_version_path(&cfg.node_version)
+                .await?
                 .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::not_installed(&cfg.node_version))?;
             binaries_with_path.push((bin.to_owned(), path));
         }
diff --git a/src/repository/node_path.rs b/src/repository/node_path.rs
index 95b2254..24e7ebd 100644
--- a/src/repository/node_path.rs
+++ b/src/repository/node_path.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ impl NodePath {
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     pub fn bin(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.join("bin")
+        self.base.join("bin").canonicalize().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn lib(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base.join("lib").canonicalize().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn node_modules(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.lib().join("node_modules")
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]