diff --git a/sidecars/node-runner/Containerfile b/sidecars/node-runner/Containerfile
index f0bd07cc..4ecfd530 100644
--- a/sidecars/node-runner/Containerfile
+++ b/sidecars/node-runner/Containerfile
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ RUN corepack install -g yarn@1.22.22 \
   && corepack install -g yarn@4 \
   && mkdir -p /home/node/.corepack/bin \
   # `corepack enable` determines shim installation path based on `which corepack` directory
-  && ln -s /usr/local/bin/corepack ~/.corepack/bin/ \
-  && npm i -g yarn-deduplicate
+  && ln -s /usr/local/bin/corepack /home/node/.corepack/bin/ \
+  && npm i -g yarn-deduplicate \
+  && PATH=/home/node/.corepack/bin/:${PATH} corepack enable
 
 # distro rbenv and ruby are out of date - install rbenv from git and manage ruby
 # RUBY_BUILD_VERSION=v20240501