diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23870ed0a..2239670cd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1538,7 +1538,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     args.prefix = os.path.abspath(args.prefix)
     os.chdir(base)
     if args.action == 'test':
-        os.execlp('kitty', 'kitty', '+launch', 'test.py')
+        texe = os.path.abspath('kitty/launcher/kitty')
+        os.execl(texe, texe, '+launch', 'test.py')
     if args.action == 'clean':
         clean()
         return
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 807da57ce..cc78dec2f 100755
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S kitty +launch
+#!./kitty/launcher/kitty +launch
 # License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2016, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
 import importlib