diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 328b807b6..065afb1f3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ mouse anywhere in the current command to move the cursor there. See
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
+0.28.1 [future]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that broke the remote file kitten (:iss:`6186`)
+
 0.28.0 [2023-04-15]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/launcher/main.c b/kitty/launcher/main.c
index 8d2956a83..2c067d1de 100644
--- a/kitty/launcher/main.c
+++ b/kitty/launcher/main.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ exec_kitten(int argc, char *argv[], char *exe_dir) {
     newargv[argc] = 0;
     newargv[0] = "kitten";
     errno = 0;
-    execv(exe, argv);
+    execv(exe, newargv);
     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to execute kitten (%s) with error: %s\n", exe, strerror(errno));
     exit(1);
 }