diff --git a/cmake/moosegui.in b/cmake/moosegui.in
index 617784e22beccbf163f24cfe1be99f72373c36a4..c090b1ff2521cee7ae05875fdc1d9717608a74da 100755
--- a/cmake/moosegui.in
+++ b/cmake/moosegui.in
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh 
-
-cd @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/moose/gui && python mgui.py 
+cd @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/moose/gui && @PYTHON_EXECUTABLE@ mgui.py