diff --git a/containers/jug/profile.d/z11_jug_env.sh b/containers/jug/profile.d/z11_jug_env.sh
index e6543caee2e11ed9feaa3d73106d8b645345c245..852c1967cf76daea4a5a236e1661e8ba2c49103f 100755
--- a/containers/jug/profile.d/z11_jug_env.sh
+++ b/containers/jug/profile.d/z11_jug_env.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# FIXME: add ROOT libraries to LD_LIBRARY_PATH until removal can be tested 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib/root
+
 export BINARY_TAG=x86_64-linux-gcc9-opt
 if [ ! -z ${EIC_SHELL_PREFIX} ]; then
   if [  "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" != *"${EIC_SHELL_PREFIX}/lib"* ]; then