diff --git a/editors/code/src/bootstrap.ts b/editors/code/src/bootstrap.ts
index ef4dff095cf..6cf399599d9 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function bootstrap(
 
     log.info("Using server binary at", path);
 
-    if (!isValidExecutable(path)) {
+    if (!isValidExecutable(path, config.serverExtraEnv)) {
         if (config.serverPath) {
             throw new Error(`Failed to execute ${path} --version. \`config.server.path\` or \`config.serverPath\` has been set explicitly.\
             Consider removing this config or making a valid server binary available at that path.`);
diff --git a/editors/code/src/util.ts b/editors/code/src/util.ts
index 38ce6761578..e5394525772 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/util.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/util.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { strict as nativeAssert } from "assert";
 import { exec, type ExecOptions, spawnSync } from "child_process";
 import { inspect } from "util";
+import { Env } from "./client";
 
 export function assert(condition: boolean, explanation: string): asserts condition {
     try {
@@ -93,10 +94,13 @@ export function isDocumentInWorkspace(document: RustDocument): boolean {
     return false;
 }
 
-export function isValidExecutable(path: string): boolean {
+export function isValidExecutable(path: string, extraEnv: Env): boolean {
     log.debug("Checking availability of a binary at", path);
 
-    const res = spawnSync(path, ["--version"], { encoding: "utf8" });
+    const res = spawnSync(path, ["--version"], {
+        encoding: "utf8",
+        env: { ...process.env, ...extraEnv },
+    });
 
     const printOutput = res.error ? log.warn : log.info;
     printOutput(path, "--version:", res);