--- a/common/flatpak-dir.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-dir.c
@@ -5758,7 +5758,7 @@ export_desktop_file (const char   *app,
 
       new_exec = g_string_new ("");
       g_string_append_printf (new_exec,
-                              FLATPAK_BINDIR "/flatpak run --branch=%s --arch=%s",
+                              "flatpak run --branch=%s --arch=%s",
                               escaped_branch,
                               escaped_arch);
 
@@ -6935,8 +6935,8 @@ flatpak_dir_deploy (FlatpakDir          *self,
                                        error))
         return FALSE;
 
-      bin_data = g_strdup_printf ("#!/bin/sh\nexec %s/flatpak run --branch=%s --arch=%s %s \"$@\"\n",
-                                  FLATPAK_BINDIR, escaped_branch, escaped_arch, escaped_app);
+      bin_data = g_strdup_printf ("#!/bin/sh\nexec flatpak run --branch=%s --arch=%s %s \"$@\"\n",
+                                  escaped_branch, escaped_arch, escaped_app);
       if (!g_file_replace_contents (wrapper, bin_data, strlen (bin_data), NULL, FALSE,
                                     G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION, NULL, cancellable, error))
         return FALSE;
diff --git a/tests/test-bundle.sh b/tests/test-bundle.sh
index 6937b041..01f8add7 100755
--- a/tests/test-bundle.sh
+++ b/tests/test-bundle.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ assert_has_dir $FL_DIR/app/org.test.Hello/$ARCH/master/active/files
 assert_has_dir $FL_DIR/app/org.test.Hello/$ARCH/master/active/export
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop
 # Ensure Exec key is rewritten
-assert_file_has_content $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop "^Exec=.*/flatpak run --branch=master --arch=$ARCH --command=hello.sh org.test.Hello$"
+assert_file_has_content $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop "^Exec=flatpak run --branch=master --arch=$ARCH --command=hello.sh org.test.Hello$"
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/org.test.Hello.png
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/icons/HighContrast/64x64/apps/org.test.Hello.png
 
diff --git a/tests/test-run.sh b/tests/test-run.sh
index 9d83d82e..234e4ec6 100755
--- a/tests/test-run.sh
+++ b/tests/test-run.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ assert_has_dir $FL_DIR/app/org.test.Hello/$ARCH/master/active/files
 assert_has_dir $FL_DIR/app/org.test.Hello/$ARCH/master/active/export
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop
 # Ensure Exec key is rewritten
-assert_file_has_content $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop "^Exec=.*/flatpak run --branch=master --arch=$ARCH --command=hello.sh org.test.Hello$"
+assert_file_has_content $FL_DIR/exports/share/applications/org.test.Hello.desktop "^Exec=flatpak run --branch=master --arch=$ARCH --command=hello.sh org.test.Hello$"
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/org.test.Hello.png
 assert_not_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/dont-export.png
 assert_has_file $FL_DIR/exports/share/icons/HighContrast/64x64/apps/org.test.Hello.png