diff --git a/zsh/zshenv b/zsh/zshenv
index 00b78e5..49e1a1f 100644
--- a/zsh/zshenv
+++ b/zsh/zshenv
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ if [ -n "${DESKTOP_SESSION}" ];then
    export SSH_AUTH_SOCK
 fi
 
+# set PATH so it includes miniconda bin dir if it exists
+path=(~/miniconda3/bin $path[@])