diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index d4f97ff..e362c52 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     
     # Start dockerd with custom data root
     if [ -x "${DOCKER_DIR}/bin/dockerd" ]; then
+        # Symlink binaries so they're in PATH permanently
+        ln -sf "${DOCKER_DIR}/bin/docker" /usr/local/bin/docker 2>/dev/null
+        ln -sf "${DOCKER_DIR}/bin/dockerd" /usr/local/bin/dockerd 2>/dev/null
         "${DOCKER_DIR}/bin/dockerd" --data-root "${DOCKER_DIR}/data" \
             --exec-root "${DOCKER_DIR}/exec" --pidfile "${DOCKER_DIR}/docker.pid" \
             &>/dev/null &