diff --git a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
index e450393c3..cb392aaa5 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ def get_package_manager(on_failure_return_none: bool = False) -> str | None:
     """
     npm_path = path_ops.get_npm_path()
     if npm_path is not None:
-        return str(Path(npm_path).resolve())
+        if constants.IS_WINDOWS:
+            return str(Path(npm_path).resolve())
+        return npm_path
     if on_failure_return_none:
         return None
     raise FileNotFoundError("NPM not found. You may need to run `reflex init`.")