diff --git a/lib/system-status.js b/lib/system-status.js
index 4f00c52..682b6b4 100644
--- a/lib/system-status.js
+++ b/lib/system-status.js
@@ -210,10 +210,15 @@ customElements.define('system-status', class extends HTMLElement {
 
       const pathQuery = spawnSync('reg', ['query', 'HKCU\\Environment', '/v', 'Path'])
       if (pathQuery.status !== 0 && !pathQuery.stderr.toString().includes('unable to find')) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to query user PATH.')
+        throw new Error('Failed to query user PATH')
       }
 
-      const originalPath = pathQuery.stdout.toString()?.match(WIN_REGVAL_MATCHER)?.[1]
+      const pathMatches = pathQuery.stdout.toString()?.match(WIN_REGVAL_MATCHER)
+      if (!Array.isArray(pathMatches) || pathMatches.length !== 2) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to extract user PATH')
+      }
+
+      const originalPath = pathMatches[1]
       if (!originalPath || !originalPath.includes(BIN)) {
         const newPath = originalPath ? `${BIN};${originalPath}` : BIN
         spawnSync('reg', ['add', 'HKCU\\Environment', '/v', 'Path', '/t', 'REG_SZ', '/d', newPath, '/f'])