diff --git i/scripts/mosh.pl w/scripts/mosh.pl
index c511482..55bf5f3 100755
--- i/scripts/mosh.pl
+++ w/scripts/mosh.pl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ my $use_remote_ip = 'proxy';
 my $family = 'prefer-inet';
 my $port_request = undef;
 
-my @ssh = ('ssh');
+my @ssh = ('@ssh@');
 
 my $term_init = 1;