diff --git a/x11docker b/x11docker
index 72dc7f80..4003a0fd 100755
--- a/x11docker
+++ b/x11docker
@@ -6249,17 +6249,16 @@ check_host() {                  # check host environment
       Winsubpath="$(convertpath unix "$(cygpath.exe -w "/" | rmcr)" )"
       Mobyvm="yes"
     ;;
-    WSL1)          
-      Winsubmount="/mnt"
+    WSL1|WSL2)
+      command -v "/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe" >/dev/null && Winsubmount="/mnt"
+      command -v "/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe" >/dev/null     && Winsubmount=""
       grep -q "Windows" <<< "${PATH:-}" || export PATH="${PATH:-}:$Winsubmount/c/Windows/System32:$Winsubmount/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0" # can miss after sudo in WSL
+      command -v "$Winsubmount/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe" >/dev/null || error "$Winsubsystem: Could not find cmd.exe 
+  in /mnt/c/Windows/System32 or /c/Windows/System32.
+  Do you have a different path to your Windows system partition?"
       Winsubpath="$(convertpath unix "$(getwslpath)")"
       Mobyvm="yes"
     ;;
-    WSL2)
-      Winsubmount=""
-      grep -q "Windows" <<< "${PATH:-}" || export PATH="${PATH:-}:$Winsubmount/c/Windows/System32:$Winsubmount/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0" # can miss after sudo in WSL
-      Winsubpath="$(convertpath unix "$(getwslpath)")" 
-    ;;
   esac
   Winsubmount="${Winsubmount%/}"
   Winsubpath="${Winsubpath%/}"
@@ -6268,7 +6267,7 @@ check_host() {                  # check host environment
   [ -z "$Mobyvm" ] && Mobyvm="no"  
   case $Mobyvm in
     yes)
-      command -v docker.exe >/dev/null || export PATH="$PATH:$(convertpath subsystem "C:/Program Files/docker"):$(convertpath subsystem "C:/Program Files/Docker/Docker/resources/bin")"
+      command -v docker.exe >/dev/null || export PATH="${PATH:-}:$(convertpath subsystem "C:/Program Files/docker"):$(convertpath subsystem "C:/Program Files/Docker/Docker/resources/bin")"
       Dockerexe="docker.exe"
     ;;
     no)