diff --git a/bash_vars_common b/bash_vars_common
index 884064a..deb7f8b 100644
--- a/bash_vars_common
+++ b/bash_vars_common
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export INCLUDE_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOME/include/python2.5:/usr/include"
 LIB_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$LIB_PATH
 export LIB_PATH
 
-PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
+PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/opt/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
 PATH="$PATH:$FLEX_HOME/bin:$FLASHPLAYER_HOME/bin"
 PATH="$PATH:/opt/java/bin"
 PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"