diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
index 66fc32dd..79a1cf6e 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func (m command) validateFlags(r *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	cfg.nvidiaCTKPath = discover.FindNvidiaCTK(m.logger, cfg.nvidiaCTKPath)
+
 	return nil
 }