diff --git a/tools/tui/tmux.go b/tools/tui/tmux.go
index e22bef075..d2d584837 100644
--- a/tools/tui/tmux.go
+++ b/tools/tui/tmux.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package tui
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"kitty/tools/utils"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -15,10 +14,16 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/process"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+	"kitty/tools/utils"
 )
 
 var _ = fmt.Print
 
+var TmuxExe = (&utils.Once[string]{Run: func() string {
+	return utils.FindExe("tmux")
+}}).Get
+
 func tmux_socket_address() (socket string) {
 	socket = os.Getenv("TMUX")
 	if socket == "" {
@@ -53,13 +58,14 @@ func tmux_socket_address() (socket string) {
 var TmuxSocketAddress = (&utils.Once[string]{Run: tmux_socket_address}).Get
 
 func tmux_allow_passthrough() error {
-	c := exec.Command("tmux", "show", "-Ap", "allow-passthrough")
+	cmd := []string{TmuxExe(), "show", "-Ap", "allow-passthrough"}
+	c := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:]...)
 	allowed, not_allowed := errors.New("allowed"), errors.New("not allowed")
 	get_result := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		output, err := c.Output()
 		if err != nil {
-			get_result <- err
+			get_result <- fmt.Errorf("Running %s failed with error: %w", strings.Join(cmd, " "), err)
 		} else {
 			q := strings.TrimSpace(utils.UnsafeBytesToString(output))
 			if strings.HasSuffix(q, " on") || strings.HasSuffix(q, " all") {
@@ -77,7 +83,12 @@ func tmux_allow_passthrough() error {
 		if r != not_allowed {
 			return r
 		}
-		return exec.Command("tmux", "set", "-p", "allow-passthrough", "on").Run()
+		cmd := []string{TmuxExe(), "set", "-p", "allow-passthrough", "on"}
+		err := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:]...).Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Running %s failed with error: %w", strings.Join(cmd, " "), err)
+		}
+		return err
 	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 		return fmt.Errorf("Tmux command timed out. This often happens when the version of tmux on your PATH is older than the version of the running tmux server")
 	}