diff --git a/src/__tests__/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.test.ts b/src/__tests__/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.test.ts
index 6e31c56b..4c3e3fa6 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.test.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('ssh-command-builder', () => {
 
 			const lastArg = result.args[result.args.length - 1];
 			// Command is wrapped in bash with PATH setup (no profile sourcing)
-			expect(lastArg).toContain('bash --norc --noprofile -c');
+			expect(lastArg).toContain('/bin/bash --norc --noprofile -c');
 			expect(lastArg).toContain('export PATH=');
 			expect(lastArg).toContain('claude');
 			expect(lastArg).toContain('--print');
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ describe('ssh-command-builder', () => {
 			});
 
 			const wrappedCommand = result.args[result.args.length - 1];
-			// The command is wrapped in bash --norc --noprofile -c "..." with PATH setup
+			// The command is wrapped in /bin/bash --norc --noprofile -c "..." with PATH setup
 			// $ signs are escaped as \$ to prevent expansion by SSH's outer shell
-			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain('bash --norc --noprofile -c');
+			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain('/bin/bash --norc --noprofile -c');
 			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain('git');
 			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain('commit');
 			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain('fix:');
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ describe('ssh-command-builder', () => {
 			});
 
 			const wrappedCommand = result.args[result.args.length - 1];
-			// The prompt is wrapped in bash --norc --noprofile -c "..." with double-quote escaping
+			// The prompt is wrapped in /bin/bash --norc --noprofile -c "..." with double-quote escaping
 			// $PATH in the PROMPT should be escaped as \$PATH to prevent expansion
 			// (Note: the PATH setup also contains $PATH but that's intentional)
 			expect(wrappedCommand).toContain("'\\\\$PATH variable");
diff --git a/src/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.ts b/src/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.ts
index 4405557e..9e19a9ff 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/ssh-command-builder.ts
@@ -273,19 +273,23 @@ export async function buildSshCommand(
 	// Wrap the command with explicit PATH setup instead of sourcing profile files.
 	// Profile files often chain to zsh or contain syntax incompatible with -c embedding.
 	//
+	// CRITICAL: Use /bin/bash (full path) instead of just 'bash' because:
+	// SSH passes the command to the remote's login shell (often zsh) which parses it.
+	// If we use 'bash', zsh still sources its profile files while resolving the command.
+	// Using /bin/bash directly bypasses this - zsh just executes the path without sourcing.
+	//
 	// We prepend common binary locations to PATH:
 	// - ~/.local/bin: Claude Code, pip --user installs
 	// - ~/bin: User scripts
 	// - /usr/local/bin: Homebrew on Intel Mac, manual installs
 	// - /opt/homebrew/bin: Homebrew on Apple Silicon
 	// - ~/.cargo/bin: Rust tools
-	// - ~/.nvm/versions/node/*/bin: Node.js via nvm (glob doesn't work, but current version does)
 	//
 	// This approach avoids all profile sourcing issues while ensuring agent binaries are found.
 	const pathPrefix =
 		'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"';
 	const escapedCommand = shellEscapeForDoubleQuotes(remoteCommand);
-	const wrappedCommand = `bash --norc --noprofile -c "${pathPrefix} && ${escapedCommand}"`;
+	const wrappedCommand = `/bin/bash --norc --noprofile -c "${pathPrefix} && ${escapedCommand}"`;
 	args.push(wrappedCommand);
 
 	// Log the exact command being built - use info level so it appears in system logs