diff --git a/src/main/shell-sync.ts b/src/main/shell-sync.ts
index 5a44f4b362..4d165a1b1a 100644
--- a/src/main/shell-sync.ts
+++ b/src/main/shell-sync.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ export function shellSync(locale: string) {
     process.env["PATH"] = env.PATH
   }
 
+  // The spread operator allows joining of objects. The precidence is last to first.
   process.env = {
+    ...env,
     ...process.env,
-    ...env
   };
 }