diff --git a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
index 31462d457..7927eb4ea 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
@@ -1054,9 +1054,7 @@ def install_bun():
             )
 
     # Skip if bun is already installed.
-    if Path(get_config().bun_path).exists() and get_bun_version() == version.parse(
-        constants.Bun.VERSION
-    ):
+    if get_bun_version() == version.parse(constants.Bun.VERSION):
         console.debug("Skipping bun installation as it is already installed.")
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/units/utils/test_utils.py b/tests/units/utils/test_utils.py
index f8573111c..a941454dc 100644
--- a/tests/units/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/units/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ def test_validate_invalid_bun_path(mocker):
     Args:
         mocker: Pytest mocker object.
     """
-    mock = mocker.Mock()
-    mocker.patch.object(mock, "bun_path", return_value="/mock/path")
-    mocker.patch("reflex.utils.prerequisites.get_config", mock)
+    mock_path = mocker.Mock()
+    mocker.patch("reflex.utils.path_ops.get_bun_path", return_value=mock_path)
     mocker.patch("reflex.utils.prerequisites.get_bun_version", return_value=None)
 
     with pytest.raises(typer.Exit):
         prerequisites.validate_bun()
+    mock_path.samefile.assert_called_once()
 
 
 def test_validate_bun_path_incompatible_version(mocker):
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ def test_validate_bun_path_incompatible_version(mocker):
     Args:
         mocker: Pytest mocker object.
     """
-    mock = mocker.Mock()
-    mocker.patch.object(mock, "bun_path", return_value="/mock/path")
-    mocker.patch("reflex.utils.prerequisites.get_config", mock)
+    mocker.patch(
+        "reflex.utils.path_ops.get_bun_path", return_value=constants.Bun.DEFAULT_PATH
+    )
     mocker.patch(
         "reflex.utils.prerequisites.get_bun_version",
         return_value=version.parse("0.6.5"),