diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bc1f2f4..b30485d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ USER 65532:65532
 
 # Environment variables for nuclei
 ENV NUCLEI_TEMPLATES_PATH=/nuclei-templates
+ENV NUCLEI_BINARY_PATH=/usr/local/bin/nuclei
 ENV HOME=/home/nonroot
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]
diff --git a/internal/jobmanager/jobmanager.go b/internal/jobmanager/jobmanager.go
index 96e7142..cbcf6e2 100644
--- a/internal/jobmanager/jobmanager.go
+++ b/internal/jobmanager/jobmanager.go
@@ -460,14 +460,6 @@ func (m *JobManager) buildJob(scan *nucleiv1alpha1.NucleiScan) *batchv1.Job {
 										},
 									},
 								},
-								{
-									Name:  "NUCLEI_BINARY_PATH",
-									Value: "/usr/local/bin/nuclei",
-								},
-								{
-									Name:  "NUCLEI_TEMPLATES_PATH",
-									Value: "", // Empty means use default location (~/.nuclei/templates)
-								},
 							},
 						},
 					},