diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 58933c9d6eb..503120213a6 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from .util import (
     PortSeed,
     assert_equal,
     check_json_precision,
+    export_env_build_path,
     find_vout_for_address,
     get_binary_paths,
     get_datadir_path,
@@ -226,14 +227,10 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         """Call this method to start up the test framework object with options set."""
 
         check_json_precision()
+        export_env_build_path(self.config)
 
         self.options.cachedir = os.path.abspath(self.options.cachedir)
 
-        os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([
-            os.path.join(self.config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], "bin"),
-            os.environ['PATH']
-        ])
-
         # Set up temp directory and start logging
         if self.options.tmpdir:
             self.options.tmpdir = os.path.abspath(self.options.tmpdir)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index 4ee654949c7..b9f1b488e09 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -322,6 +322,13 @@ def get_binary_paths(config):
     return paths
 
 
+def export_env_build_path(config):
+    os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join([
+        os.path.join(config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], "bin"),
+        os.environ["PATH"],
+    ])
+
+
 def count_bytes(hex_string):
     return len(bytearray.fromhex(hex_string))