--- a/kill.c
+++ b/kill.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void notify_spawn_subprocess(const char* script, char* const argv[], cons
     }
 
     debug("%s: exec %s\n", __func__, script);
-    execv(script, argv);
+    execvp(script, argv);
     warn("%s: exec %s failed: %s\n", __func__, script, strerror(errno));
     exit(1);
 }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void notify_dbus(const char* body)
         body2,
         NULL
     };
-    const char* dbus_send_path = "/usr/bin/dbus-send";
+    const char* dbus_send_path = "dbus-send";
     notify_spawn_subprocess(dbus_send_path, argv, NULL, 0);
 }