diff --git a/bottles/frontend/cli/cli.py b/bottles/frontend/cli/cli.py
index 95592077f5..615d76e04d 100644
--- a/bottles/frontend/cli/cli.py
+++ b/bottles/frontend/cli/cli.py
@@ -686,18 +686,24 @@ def run_program(self):
             _program_gamescope = program.get("gamescope")
             _program_virt_desktop = program.get("virtual_desktop")
 
-        if _executable:
+            WineExecutor.run_program(bottle, program | {"arguments": _args})
+
+        elif _executable:
             _executable = _executable.replace("file://", "")
             if _executable.startswith('"') and _executable.endswith('"'):
                 _executable = _executable[1:-1]
             elif _executable.startswith("'") and _executable.endswith("'"):
                 _executable = _executable[1:-1]
+
+            WineExecutor(
+                bottle,
+                exec_path=_executable,
+                args=_args,
+            ).run_cli()
         else:
-            sys.stderr.write("No executable specified or found\n")
+            sys.stderr.write("No program or executable specified, you must use either --program or --executable\n")
             exit(1)
 
-        WineExecutor.run_program(bottle, program)
-
     # endregion
 
     # region SHELL