diff --git a/kak/connect.go b/kak/connect.go
index 3184eb2..68c3df9 100644
--- a/kak/connect.go
+++ b/kak/connect.go
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ package kak
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
 func Connect(kctx *Context, fp *Filepath) error {
-	kakBinary, err := exec.LookPath("kak")
+	kakExec, err := kakExec()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	kakExecArgs := []string{kakBinary}
+	kakExecArgs := []string{kakExec}
 	kakExecArgs = append(kakExecArgs, "-c", kctx.Session.Name)
 
 	if fp.Name != "" {
@@ -27,9 +26,10 @@ func Connect(kctx *Context, fp *Filepath) error {
 
 	fmt.Println(kakExecArgs)
 
-	execErr := syscall.Exec(kakBinary, kakExecArgs, os.Environ())
+	execErr := syscall.Exec(kakExec, kakExecArgs, os.Environ())
 	if execErr != nil {
 		return execErr
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/kak/run.go b/kak/run.go
index 48aed23..0490dc5 100644
--- a/kak/run.go
+++ b/kak/run.go
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ package kak
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
 func Run(fp *Filepath) error {
-	kakBinary, err := exec.LookPath("kak")
+	kakExec, err := kakExec()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	kakExecArgs := []string{kakBinary}
+	kakExecArgs := []string{kakExec}
 
 	if fp.Name != "" {
 		kakExecArgs = append(kakExecArgs, fp.Name)
@@ -25,9 +24,10 @@ func Run(fp *Filepath) error {
 
 	fmt.Println(kakExecArgs)
 
-	execErr := syscall.Exec(kakBinary, kakExecArgs, os.Environ())
+	execErr := syscall.Exec(kakExec, kakExecArgs, os.Environ())
 	if execErr != nil {
 		return execErr
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }