diff --git a/lib/compilers/hook.ts b/lib/compilers/hook.ts
index 26ebc42fe8c..63cf6f8fce5 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/hook.ts
+++ b/lib/compilers/hook.ts
@@ -41,14 +41,19 @@ export class HookCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
         return path.join(dirPath, 'example.out');
     }
 
+    override getDefaultExecOptions(): ExecutionOptions {
+        const execOptions = super.getDefaultExecOptions();
+        const compilerPath = path.dirname(this.compiler.exe);
+        execOptions.env.HOOK_HOME = path.join(compilerPath, '..');
+        return execOptions;
+    }
+
     override async runCompiler(
         compiler: string,
         options: string[],
         inputFilename: string,
         execOptions: ExecutionOptions,
     ): Promise<CompilationResult> {
-        const compilerPath = path.dirname(compiler);
-        execOptions.env.HOOK_HOME = path.join(compilerPath, '..');
         const dirPath = path.dirname(inputFilename);
         const outputFilename = this.getOutputFilename(dirPath);
         options.push(outputFilename);
diff --git a/test/compilers/hook-tests.js b/test/compilers/hook-tests.js
index 7bda70c7829..b10c48cc85a 100644
--- a/test/compilers/hook-tests.js
+++ b/test/compilers/hook-tests.js
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ describe('Hook compiler', () => {
         HookCompiler.key.should.equal('hook');
     });
 
-    const info = {remote: true, lang: 'hook'};
+    const info = {
+        exe: '/opt/hook/bin/hook',
+        remote: true,
+        lang: 'hook',
+    };
     const languages = {hook: {id: 'hook'}};
     const hook = new HookCompiler(info, makeCompilationEnvironment({languages}));
 
@@ -45,6 +49,11 @@ describe('Hook compiler', () => {
         hook.getOutputFilename(dirPath).should.equal('/tmp/example.out');
     });
 
+    it('should return correct default exec options', () => {
+        const execOptions = hook.getDefaultExecOptions();
+        execOptions.env.HOOK_HOME.should.equal('/opt/hook');
+    });
+
     it('should process and return correct bytecode result', () => {
         const asm =
             '; main in /app/example.hk at 0x56554a556550\n' +