diff --git a/tools/platformio-build.py b/tools/platformio-build.py
index b3fa396a48932289cab4b237c6f3a747c51e6379..e3c7b50dbb861b732c8d478c0d7c303f0c6b2eb7 100644
--- a/tools/platformio-build.py
+++ b/tools/platformio-build.py
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ def get_partition_table_csv(variants_dir):
 
     if partitions_name:
         # A custom partitions file is selected
-        if isfile(join(variant_partitions_dir, partitions_name)):
+        if isfile(env.subst(join(variant_partitions_dir, partitions_name))):
             return join(variant_partitions_dir, partitions_name)
 
         return abspath(
             join(fwpartitions_dir, partitions_name)
-            if isfile(join(fwpartitions_dir, partitions_name))
+            if isfile(env.subst(join(fwpartitions_dir, partitions_name)))
             else partitions_name
         )
 
     variant_partitions = join(variant_partitions_dir, "partitions.csv")
     return (
         variant_partitions
-        if isfile(variant_partitions)
+        if isfile(env.subst(variant_partitions))
         else join(fwpartitions_dir, "default.csv")
     )
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_bootloader_image(variants_dir):
 
     return (
         variant_bootloader
-        if isfile(variant_bootloader)
+        if isfile(env.subst(variant_bootloader))
         else generate_bootloader_image(
             join(
                 FRAMEWORK_DIR,
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ def add_tinyuf2_extra_image():
     )
 
     # Add the UF2 image only if it exists and it's not already added
-    if not isfile(tinuf2_image):
-        print("Warning! The `%s` UF2 bootloader image doesn't exist" % tinuf2_image)
+    if not isfile(env.subst(tinuf2_image)):
+        print("Warning! The `%s` UF2 bootloader image doesn't exist" % env.subst(tinuf2_image))
         return
 
     if any(