diff --git a/shell/helpers/path_helpers.sh b/shell/helpers/path_helpers.sh
index 1998bc2..b731e5a 100644
--- a/shell/helpers/path_helpers.sh
+++ b/shell/helpers/path_helpers.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #   /usr/local/bin
 #
 path_list () {
-    echo -n "$PATH" | tr ":" "\n"
+    echo ${PATH//:/\\n}
 }
 
 # Append specified path to the end of PATH.