diff --git a/vpn-node/Dockerfile b/vpn-node/Dockerfile
index 2709b18..e4f17ee 100644
--- a/vpn-node/Dockerfile
+++ b/vpn-node/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 RUN curl -fsSL https://apps.purevpn-tools.com/cross-platform/linux-cli/production/cli-install.sh \
         -o /tmp/cli-install.sh \
     && bash /tmp/cli-install.sh \
-    && rm -f /tmp/cli-install.sh
+    && rm -f /tmp/cli-install.sh \
+    && echo ">>> purevpn-cli install search:" \
+    && find / -maxdepth 8 -name "purevpn*" 2>/dev/null || true \
+    && echo ">>> /etc/pure-linux-cli contents:" \
+    && ls -la /etc/pure-linux-cli/ 2>/dev/null || echo "(directory not found)"
 
 # ── Add purevpn-cli to PATH (as per official docs) ────────────────────────────
 ENV PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin:/etc/pure-linux-cli/
diff --git a/vpn-node/entrypoint.sh b/vpn-node/entrypoint.sh
index 5db3d6d..6690806 100755
--- a/vpn-node/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/vpn-node/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin:/etc/pure-linux-cli/
 
+# ── Locate purevpn-cli wherever the installer put it ─────────────────────────
+if ! command -v purevpn-cli &>/dev/null; then
+    _bin=$(find / -maxdepth 8 -name "purevpn-cli" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    if [[ -n "$_bin" ]]; then
+        export PATH="$(dirname "$_bin"):$PATH"
+        echo "[entrypoint] purevpn-cli found at $_bin — PATH updated"
+    else
+        echo "[entrypoint] FATAL: purevpn-cli not found anywhere on the filesystem"
+        echo "[entrypoint] All purevpn* files:"
+        find / -maxdepth 8 -name "purevpn*" 2>/dev/null || true
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+echo "[entrypoint] Using purevpn-cli: $(command -v purevpn-cli)"
+
 SOCKS5_PORT="${SOCKS5_INNER_PORT:-1080}"
 VPN_IF="tun0"
 VPN_WAIT=60        # max seconds to wait for tun0 to appear