diff --git a/crates/node_runtime/src/node_runtime.rs b/crates/node_runtime/src/node_runtime.rs
index c82fc178edfde742d5dedd79b4787a6b5f229d31..6e705289a3fd9e814574198004b8213e5147b7ca 100644
--- a/crates/node_runtime/src/node_runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/node_runtime/src/node_runtime.rs
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ impl NodeRuntimeTrait for ManagedNodeRuntime {
             let node_ca_certs = env::var(NODE_CA_CERTS_ENV_VAR).unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new());
 
             let mut command = util::command::new_smol_command(node_binary);
-            command.env_clear();
             command.env("PATH", env_path);
             command.env(NODE_CA_CERTS_ENV_VAR, node_ca_certs);
             command.arg(npm_file).arg(subcommand);