diff --git a/exe/erb_lint b/exe/erb_lint
index 4cff68c..ce9491d 100755
--- a/exe/erb_lint
+++ b/exe/erb_lint
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{__dir__}/../lib")
+lib_path = File.expand_path("#{__dir__}/../lib")
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_path) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_path)
 
 require "erb_lint/cli"
 
diff --git a/exe/erblint b/exe/erblint
index 6ca68b2..05dac9c 100755
--- a/exe/erblint
+++ b/exe/erblint
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+lib_path = File.expand_path("#{__dir__}/../lib")
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_path) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_path)
+
 require "rainbow"
 
 warn(Rainbow("Calling `erblint` is deprecated, please call the renamed executable `erb_lint` instead.").yellow)