diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6fcc3042..32dd4fe2 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ function runtests()
         try
             if basename(f) ∈ test_distributed
                 nprocs = contains(f, "2D") ? nprocs_2D : nprocs_3D
-                cmd(n=nprocs) = `$(mpiexec()) -n $n $exename --startup-file=no --color=yes $(joinpath(testdir, f))`
+                cmd(n=nprocs) = `$(mpiexec()) -n $n $(Base.julia_cmd()) --startup-file=no --color=yes $(joinpath(testdir, f))`
                 run(cmd())
             else
-                run(`$exename --startup-file=no $(joinpath(testdir, f))`)
+                run(`$(Base.julia_cmd()) --startup-file=no $(joinpath(testdir, f))`)
             end
         catch ex
             @error ex