diff --git a/tests/test-extension.t b/tests/test-extension.t
--- a/tests/test-extension.t
+++ b/tests/test-extension.t
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
   $ PATH_INFO='/shortlog'
 #endif
   $ export PATH_INFO
-  $ SCRIPT_NAME='' QUERY_STRING='rev=foo() and bar()' python hgweb.cgi \
+  $ SCRIPT_NAME='' QUERY_STRING='rev=foo() and bar()' $PYTHON hgweb.cgi \
   >     | grep '<a href="/rev/[0-9a-z]*">'
      <a href="/rev/c24b9ac61126">add file</a>