diff --git a/appium/webdriver/appium_service.py b/appium/webdriver/appium_service.py
index fe34d869..787742b1 100644
--- a/appium/webdriver/appium_service.py
+++ b/appium/webdriver/appium_service.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import subprocess as sp
 import sys
 import time
@@ -225,21 +226,7 @@ def is_service_listening(url: str, timeout: float = 5, custom_validator: Callabl
 
 
 def find_executable(executable: str) -> str | None:
-    path = os.environ['PATH']
-    paths = path.split(os.pathsep)
-    _, ext = os.path.splitext(executable)
-    if sys.platform == 'win32' and not ext:
-        executable = executable + '.exe'
-
-    if os.path.isfile(executable):
-        return executable
-
-    for p in paths:
-        full_path = os.path.join(p, executable)
-        if os.path.isfile(full_path):
-            return full_path
-
-    return None
+    return shutil.which(executable)
 
 
 def get_node() -> str:
diff --git a/test/unit/webdriver/appium_service_test.py b/test/unit/webdriver/appium_service_test.py
index d0826c8f..1a3c2be0 100644
--- a/test/unit/webdriver/appium_service_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/webdriver/appium_service_test.py
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ class TestAppiumService:
     def test_get_instance(self):
         assert AppiumService()
 
+    def test_find_executable_found(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(appium_service.shutil, 'which', lambda cmd: f'/usr/bin/{cmd}')
+        assert appium_service.find_executable('node') == '/usr/bin/node'
+
+    def test_find_executable_not_found(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(appium_service.shutil, 'which', lambda cmd: None)
+        assert appium_service.find_executable('non_existent_exe') is None
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ('status', 'expected_result', 'expected_elapsed', 'expected_requests'),
         [(200, True, 0.0, 1), (503, False, 5.0, 10)],