diff --git a/‎src/daemon/managed-path.ts‎
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diff --git a/‎test/daemon/managed-path.test.ts‎
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function homeScopedInstallationRoot(
     ? /^(.*)\/(?:\.local|\.nvm|\.npm-global|\.npm-packages|\.volta|\.asdf|\.codex|\.claude)(?:\/|$)/
     : /^(.*)\/(?:\.nvm|\.npm-global|\.npm-packages|\.volta|\.asdf|\.codex|\.claude)(?:\/|$)/;
   const match = pattern.exec(directory);
-  return match?.[1] || undefined;
+  return match ? match[1] || sep : undefined;
 }
 
 function canonicalPath(path: string): string | undefined {
 
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ describe("managed daemon executable path", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("preserves a root-home stable synthesized bin", () => {
+    expect(managedDaemonPathForStableLaunch(
+      "/usr/bin/node",
+      ["/.local/lib/node_modules/@donadiosolutions/lcm/dist/lcm.mjs", "daemon", "start"],
+      "/var/lib/lcm",
+      "/",
+    )).toBe(`/.local/bin:${SYSTEMD_DAEMON_PATH}`);
+  });
+
   it("accepts an implicit home authenticated by passwd realpath equality", () => {
     platformMocks.homedir.mockReturnValue("/home/alias");
     platformMocks.userInfo.mockReturnValue({
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`@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function homeScopedInstallationRoot(`
`23`	`23`	`? /^(.*)\/(?:\.local\|\.nvm\|\.npm-global\|\.npm-packages\|\.volta\|\.asdf\|\.codex\|\.claude)(?:\/\|$)/`
`24`	`24`	`: /^(.*)\/(?:\.nvm\|\.npm-global\|\.npm-packages\|\.volta\|\.asdf\|\.codex\|\.claude)(?:\/\|$)/;`
`25`	`25`	`const match = pattern.exec(directory);`
`26`		`- return match?.[1] \|\| undefined;`
	`26`	`+ return match ? match[1] \|\| sep : undefined;`
`27`	`27`	`}`
`28`	`28`
`29`	`29`	`function canonicalPath(path: string): string \| undefined {`