diff --git a/cmd/open-in-mpv/main.go b/cmd/open-in-mpv/main.go
index b76206a..af0dbfd 100644
--- a/cmd/open-in-mpv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/open-in-mpv/main.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Println("Error writing to socket, opening new instance")
 	}
 
-	args := opts.GenerateCommand()
-	player := exec.Command(opts.Player, args...)
+	executable, args := opts.GenerateCommand()
+	player := exec.Command(executable, args...)
 	log.Println(player.String())
 	must(player.Start())
 	// must(player.Wait())
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 2e986e0..01f0737 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (o Options) overrideFlags() string {
 
 // Builds a CLI command used to invoke the player with the appropriate
 // arguments
-func (o Options) GenerateCommand() []string {
+func (o Options) GenerateCommand() (string, []string) {
 	var ret []string
 
 	playerConfig := GetPlayerConfig(o.Player)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (o Options) GenerateCommand() []string {
 
 	ret = append(ret, o.Url.String())
 
-	return ret
+	return playerConfig.Executable, ret
 }
 
 // Builds the IPC command needed to enqueue videos if the player requires it
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index ad4f32e..fb12a15 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func Test_GenerateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Flags = "--vo=gpu"
 	o.Pip = true
 
-	args := o.GenerateCommand()
-	t.Logf("%s %v", o.Player, args)
+	executable, args := o.GenerateCommand()
+	t.Logf("%s %v", executable, args)
 }
 
 func Test_GenerateIPC(t *testing.T) {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func Test_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Err should not be nil")
 	}
 
-	args := o.GenerateCommand()
-	t.Logf("%s %v", o.Player, args)
+	executable, args := o.GenerateCommand()
+	t.Logf("%s %v", executable, args)
 }
 
 func Test_sliceContains(t *testing.T) {