diff --git a/scripts/gajim-remote b/scripts/gajim-remote
index da3c163dd..9e6ca68a5 100644
--- a/scripts/gajim-remote
+++ b/scripts/gajim-remote
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fi
 
 cd PREFIX/share/gajim/src
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:PREFIXLIB/gajim"
-python gajim-remote.py $@
+./gajim-remote.py $@