diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/command_factory.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/command_factory.py
index cca621057d9..89646105984 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/command_factory.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/command_factory.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if [ "$GALAXY_VIRTUAL_ENV" != "None" -a -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" \
      -a -f "$GALAXY_VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate" ]; then
     . "$GALAXY_VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate"
 fi
-GALAXY_PYTHON=`which python`
+GALAXY_PYTHON=`command -v python`
 """