diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 125afba26..74345c451 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ endif
 SHELLCHECK_VERSION=v0.9.0
 SHELLCHECK_PATH=${TOOLS_DIR}/shellcheck-$(SHELLCHECK_VERSION)
 SHELLCHECK_BIN=${SHELLCHECK_PATH}/shellcheck
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(SHELLCHECK_PATH):$(PATH)
 SHELLCHECK_ARCHIVE := shellcheck-$(SHELLCHECK_VERSION).$(OS).$(HOST_ARCH).tar.xz
 ifeq (darwin, $(OS))
 ifeq (arm64, $(HOST_ARCH))
@@ -151,16 +152,19 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/golangci-lint-v$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN=$(GOLANGCI_LINT_PATH)/golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT_ARCHIVE=golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)-$(OS)-$(EXEC_ARCH).tar.gz
 GOLANGCI_LINT_ARCHIVEBASE=golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)-$(OS)-$(EXEC_ARCH)
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 # kubectl
 KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.27.7
 KUBECTL_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/kubectl-$(KUBECTL_VERSION)
 KUBECTL_BIN=$(KUBECTL_PATH)/kubectl
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(KUBECTL_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 # kind
 KIND_VERSION=v0.23.0
 KIND_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/kind-$(KIND_VERSION)
 KIND_BIN=$(KIND_PATH)/kind
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(KIND_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 # helm
 HELM_VERSION=v3.12.1
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ HELM_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/helm-$(HELM_VERSION)
 HELM_BIN=$(HELM_PATH)/helm
 HELM_ARCHIVE=helm-$(HELM_VERSION)-$(OS)-$(EXEC_ARCH).tar.gz
 HELM_ARCHIVE_BASE=$(OS)-$(EXEC_ARCH)
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(HELM_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 # spark
 export SPARK_VERSION=3.3.3
@@ -176,16 +181,22 @@ export SPARK_PYTHON_VERSION=3.3.1
 export SPARK_HOME=$(BASE_DIR)$(TOOLS_DIR)/spark-v$(SPARK_VERSION)
 export SPARK_SUBMIT_CMD=$(SPARK_HOME)/bin/spark-submit
 export SPARK_PYTHON_IMAGE=docker.io/apache/spark-py:v$(SPARK_PYTHON_VERSION)
+export PATH := $(SPARK_HOME):$(PATH)
 
 # go-licenses
 GO_LICENSES_VERSION=v1.6.0
 GO_LICENSES_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/go-licenses-$(GO_LICENSES_VERSION)
 GO_LICENSES_BIN=$(GO_LICENSES_PATH)/go-licenses
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(GO_LICENSES_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 # ginkgo
 GINKGO_VERSION=v2.19.0
 GINKGO_PATH=$(TOOLS_DIR)/ginkgo-$(GINKGO_VERSION)
 GINKGO_BIN=$(GINKGO_PATH)/ginkgo
+export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(GINKGO_PATH):$(PATH)
+
+# PATH
+# export PATH := $(BASE_DIR)/$(TOOLS_DIR):$(GO_EXE_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(SHELLCHECK_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(KUBECTL_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(KIND_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(HELM_PATH):$(SPARK_HOME):$(BASE_DIR)/$(GO_LICENSES_PATH):$(BASE_DIR)/$(GINKGO_PATH):$(PATH)
 
 FLAG_PREFIX=github.com/apache/yunikorn-k8shim/pkg/conf