diff --git a/scripts/gajim b/scripts/gajim
index 17cc1d312..6128db49a 100644
--- a/scripts/gajim
+++ b/scripts/gajim
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ if [ `id -u` -eq 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 cd PREFIX/share/gajim
-./runCore.py
+python runCore.py