diff --git a/kitty/child.py b/kitty/child.py
index 7f5de3fc0..da1ac808b 100644
--- a/kitty/child.py
+++ b/kitty/child.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class Child:
             # testing.
             argv[0] = (f'-{exe.split("/")[-1]}')
         self.final_exe = which(exe) or exe
+        self.final_argv0 = argv[0]
         pid = fast_data_types.spawn(self.final_exe, self.cwd, tuple(argv), env, master, slave, stdin_read_fd, stdin_write_fd, ready_read_fd, ready_write_fd)
         os.close(slave)
         self.pid = pid
diff --git a/kitty/launch.py b/kitty/launch.py
index 64312c7f0..7a8d8a000 100644
--- a/kitty/launch.py
+++ b/kitty/launch.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def clone_and_launch(msg: str, window: Window) -> None:
             cmdline = []
         if not cmdline:
             cmdline = list(window.child.argv)
-        if cmdline and cmdline[0] == window.child.argv[0]:
+        if cmdline and cmdline[0] == window.child.final_argv0:
             cmdline[0] = window.child.final_exe
     ssh_kitten_cmdline = window.ssh_kitten_cmdline()
     if ssh_kitten_cmdline: