diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkCommandRunner.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkCommandRunner.kt
index 4b2bf7c9ecf9..5bace73f76cd 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkCommandRunner.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkCommandRunner.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ internal suspend fun runCommandLine(commandLine: GeneralCommandLine): Result<Str
 
   return processOutput(
     commandOutput,
-    commandLine.commandLineString,
+    commandLine.exePath,
     commandLine.parametersList.list,
   )
 }