diff --git a/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel b/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
index fcd009d..35ad4f2 100644
--- a/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
+++ b/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from IPython.utils.tempdir import TemporaryDirectory
 
 kernel_json = {
     "argv": [
-        "python3",
+        sys.executable,
         "-m",
         "jupyter_c_kernel",
         "-f",