diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index ebdf53c..a6ad8e0 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import subprocess
+import shutil
 
 from ops.charm import CharmBase
 from ops.framework import StoredState
@@ -133,12 +134,17 @@ def i40e_filter(path: Path) -> bool:
             )
             return
 
+        ethtool_cmd = shutil.which("ethtool")
+        if ethtool_cmd is None:
+            logger.info("ethtool not found in PATH")
+            return
+
         for nic in nics:
             logger.info("Using ethtool(8) to disable FW lldp for %s" % nic)
             subprocess.run(
                 [
                     "sudo",
-                    "/usr/sbin/ethtool",
+                    ethtool_cmd,
                     "--set-priv-flags",
                     nic,
                     "disable-fw-lldp",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index 56e01a3..27763fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ def test_disable_i40e_lldp_without_i40e_nics(
         mock_subprocess.assert_not_called()
 
     @patch("charm.Path")
+    @patch("charm.shutil.which")
     @patch("charm.subprocess.run")
     @patch("charm.logger")
     def test_disable_i40e_lldp_with_i40e_nics(
-        self, mock_logger, mock_subprocess, mock_path
+        self, mock_logger, mock_subprocess, mock_which, mock_path
     ):
+        mock_which.return_value = "/usr/sbin/ethtool"
 
         nic_list = ["eth0", "eth1"]
         mock_nics = []
@@ -77,6 +79,35 @@ def test_disable_i40e_lldp_with_i40e_nics(
                 f"Using ethtool(8) to disable FW lldp for {nic_name}"
             )
 
+    @patch("charm.Path")
+    @patch("charm.shutil.which")
+    @patch("charm.subprocess.run")
+    @patch("charm.logger")
+    def test_disable_i40e_lldp_no_ethtool(
+        self, mock_logger, mock_subprocess, mock_which, mock_path
+    ):
+        mock_which.return_value = None
+
+        nic_list = ["eth0", "eth1"]
+        mock_nics = []
+
+        for nic_name in nic_list:
+            mock_nic = MagicMock()
+            mock_nic.name = nic_name
+            mock_driver = mock_nic / "device/driver"
+            mock_driver.resolve.return_value = Path(
+                "/sys/class/net/{nic_name}/device/driver/i40e"
+            )
+            mock_nics.append(mock_nic)
+
+        mock_path("/sys/class/net").iterdir.return_value = mock_nics
+
+        self.harness.charm.disable_i40e_lldp()
+
+        mock_logger.info.assert_any_call("ethtool not found in PATH")
+
+        mock_subprocess.assert_not_called()
+
     @patch("charm.apt")
     def test_install(self, _apt):
         self.harness.charm.on.install.emit()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 17b5573..527e472 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ deps =
     codespell
 commands =
     codespell --skip .git --skip .tox --skip build --skip lib --skip venv --skip .mypy_cache {toxinidir}
-    ruff {[vars]all_path}
+    ruff check {[vars]all_path}
     black --check --diff {[vars]all_path}
 
 [testenv:static-{charm,lib}]