diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 007d9dd98..8af453b81 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -131,10 +131,22 @@ jobs:
           # do read it during the build that follows.
           LIBCLANG_PATH: '${{ env.LLVM_HOME }}\bin'
         run: |
-          # Belt-and-suspenders: also prepend cargo-tools to PATH here, in case
-          # GITHUB_PATH propagation from the previous step doesn't take effect.
-          export PATH="/c/cargo-tools/bin:$PATH"
-          command -v flutter_rust_bridge_codegen || { echo "tool not on PATH; PATH=$PATH"; exit 1; }
+          set -e
+
+          # Belt-and-suspenders: explicitly prepend the dirs we need so we don't
+          # depend on whatever PATH act_runner hands the bash step. Forward-slash
+          # form is what MSYS bash expects.
+          export PATH="/c/cargo-tools/bin:/c/Program Files/Git/cmd:/c/Program Files/Git/bin:$PATH"
+
+          echo "== PATH visibility check =="
+          echo "PATH=$PATH"
+          echo
+          echo "which git           -> $(which git           2>&1 || echo MISSING)"
+          echo "which git.exe       -> $(which git.exe       2>&1 || echo MISSING)"
+          echo "which flutter       -> $(which flutter       2>&1 || echo MISSING)"
+          echo "which flutter_rust_bridge_codegen -> $(which flutter_rust_bridge_codegen 2>&1 || echo MISSING)"
+          echo "git --version       -> $(git --version       2>&1 || echo FAILED)"
+          echo
 
           if [ ! -f "${LIBCLANG_PATH}/libclang.dll" ]; then
             echo "libclang.dll not found at ${LIBCLANG_PATH}"
@@ -142,7 +154,10 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          pushd flutter && flutter pub get && popd
+          pushd flutter
+          flutter pub get
+          popd
+
           flutter_rust_bridge_codegen \
             --llvm-path "${LLVM_HOME}" \
             --rust-input ./src/flutter_ffi.rs \