diff --git a/integration/410_container_control_test.sh b/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
index 5c2f50289..abe74c541 100755
--- a/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
+++ b/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,19 @@ start_suite "Test container controls"
 weave_on "$HOST1" launch
 scope_on "$HOST1" launch
 
-CID=$(weave_proxy_on "$HOST1" run -dti --name alpine alpine /bin/sh)
+CID=$(weave_proxy_on "$HOST1" run -dti --name alpine -e PATH=/home:/usr/bin alpine /bin/sh)
 
 wait_for_containers "$HOST1" 60 alpine
 
 assert "docker_on $HOST1 inspect --format='{{.State.Running}}' alpine" "true"
 PROBEID=$(docker_on "$HOST1" logs weavescope 2>&1 | grep "probe starting" | sed -n 's/^.*ID \([0-9a-f]*\)$/\1/p')
 
-# Execute 'echo foo' in a container tty and check its output
+# Execute 'echo $PATH' in a container tty and check its output - as
+# well as checking basic operation, this also checks that the
+# container's PATH settings are respected, which isn't the case for
+# login shells.
 PIPEID=$(curl -s -f -X POST "http://$HOST1:4040/api/control/$PROBEID/$CID;<container>/docker_exec_container" | jq -r '.pipe')
-assert "(sleep 1 && echo 'echo foo' && sleep 1) | wscat -b 'ws://$HOST1:4040/api/pipe/$PIPEID' | col -pb" "alpine:/# 6necho foo\nfoo\nalpine:/# 6n"
+assert "(sleep 1 && echo 'echo \$PATH' && sleep 1) | wscat -b 'ws://$HOST1:4040/api/pipe/$PIPEID' | col -pb" "/ # 6necho \$PATH\n/home:/usr/bin\n/ # 6n"
 
 assert_raises "curl -f -X POST  'http://$HOST1:4040/api/control/$PROBEID/$CID;<container>/docker_stop_container'"