diff --git a/crates/pet-env-var-path/src/lib.rs b/crates/pet-env-var-path/src/lib.rs
index 95740859..bd9aef9a 100644
--- a/crates/pet-env-var-path/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-env-var-path/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 use pet_core::os_environment::Environment;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub fn get_search_paths_from_env_variables(environment: &dyn Environment) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
@@ -16,10 +18,12 @@ pub fn get_search_paths_from_env_variables(environment: &dyn Environment) -> Vec
 
         environment
             .get_know_global_search_locations()
-            .clone()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|p| fs::canonicalize(&p).unwrap_or(p))
+            .collect::<HashSet<PathBuf>>()
             .into_iter()
             .filter(|p| !p.starts_with(apps_path.clone()))
-            .collect::<Vec<PathBuf>>()
+            .collect()
     } else {
         Vec::new()
     }
diff --git a/crates/pet-linux-global-python/src/lib.rs b/crates/pet-linux-global-python/src/lib.rs
index 2fc76e94..c0d5b7af 100644
--- a/crates/pet-linux-global-python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-linux-global-python/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
     fs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
@@ -38,10 +38,17 @@ impl LinuxGlobalPython {
             return;
         }
         // Look through the /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin directories
+        let bin_dirs: HashSet<_> = [
+            Path::new("/bin"),
+            Path::new("/usr/bin"),
+            Path::new("/usr/local/bin"),
+        ]
+        .map(|p| fs::canonicalize(p).unwrap_or(p.to_path_buf()))
+        .into();
         thread::scope(|s| {
-            for bin in ["/bin", "/usr/bin", "/usr/local/bin"] {
+            for bin in bin_dirs {
                 s.spawn(move || {
-                    find_and_report_global_pythons_in(bin, reporter, &self.reported_executables);
+                    find_and_report_global_pythons_in(&bin, reporter, &self.reported_executables);
                 });
             }
         });
@@ -103,11 +110,11 @@ impl Locator for LinuxGlobalPython {
 }
 
 fn find_and_report_global_pythons_in(
-    bin: &str,
+    bin: &Path,
     reporter: Option<&dyn Reporter>,
     reported_executables: &Arc<Mutex<HashMap<PathBuf, PythonEnvironment>>>,
 ) {
-    let python_executables = find_executables(Path::new(bin));
+    let python_executables = find_executables(bin);
 
     for exe in python_executables.clone().iter() {
         if reported_executables.lock().unwrap().contains_key(exe) {
diff --git a/crates/pet/tests/ci_jupyter_container.rs b/crates/pet/tests/ci_jupyter_container.rs
index 4ecdbb18..c59aef24 100644
--- a/crates/pet/tests/ci_jupyter_container.rs
+++ b/crates/pet/tests/ci_jupyter_container.rs
@@ -70,30 +70,16 @@ fn verify_python_in_jupyter_contaner() {
         }),
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    let codespace_python = PythonEnvironment {
-        kind: Some(PythonEnvironmentKind::GlobalPaths),
-        executable: Some(PathBuf::from("/home/codespace/.python/current/bin/python")),
-        prefix: Some(PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13")),
-        version: Some("3.10.13.final.0".to_string()),
-        arch: Some(Architecture::X64),
-        symlinks: Some(vec![
-            PathBuf::from("/home/codespace/.python/current/bin/python"),
-            PathBuf::from("/home/codespace/.python/current/bin/python3"),
-            PathBuf::from("/home/codespace/.python/current/bin/python3.10"),
-        ]),
-        manager: None,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
     let current_python = PythonEnvironment {
         kind: Some(PythonEnvironmentKind::GlobalPaths),
-        executable: Some(PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/current/bin/python")),
+        executable: Some(PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13/bin/python")),
         prefix: Some(PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13")),
         version: Some("3.10.13.final.0".to_string()),
         arch: Some(Architecture::X64),
         symlinks: Some(vec![
-            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/current/bin/python"),
-            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/current/bin/python3"),
-            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/current/bin/python3.10"),
+            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13/bin/python"),
+            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13/bin/python3"),
+            PathBuf::from("/usr/local/python/3.10.13/bin/python3.10"),
         ]),
         manager: None,
         ..Default::default()
@@ -111,26 +97,11 @@ fn verify_python_in_jupyter_contaner() {
         manager: None,
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    let bin_python = PythonEnvironment {
-        kind: Some(PythonEnvironmentKind::LinuxGlobal),
-        executable: Some(PathBuf::from("/bin/python3")),
-        prefix: Some(PathBuf::from("/usr")),
-        version: Some("3.8.10.final.0".to_string()),
-        arch: Some(Architecture::X64),
-        symlinks: Some(vec![
-            PathBuf::from("/bin/python3"),
-            PathBuf::from("/bin/python3.8"),
-        ]),
-        manager: None,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
 
     for env in [
         conda,
-        codespace_python,
         current_python,
         usr_bin_python,
-        bin_python,
     ]
     .iter()
     {