diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 540f106c..ee9900cb 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         goto out;
 
     if (!as_server && (term = term_init(
-                           &conf, fdm, wayl, conf.term, prog_name, argc, argv,
+                           &conf, fdm, wayl, conf.term, "foot", argc, argv,
                            &term_shutdown_cb, &shutdown_ctx)) == NULL)
         goto out;
 
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index a8b15eba..d871f816 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fdm_client(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
     client->term = term_init(
         server->conf, server->fdm, server->wayl,
         strlen(term_env) > 0 ? term_env : server->conf->term,
-        "footclient" /* TODO */, argc, argv, &term_shutdown_handler, client);
+        "footclient", argc, argv, &term_shutdown_handler, client);
 
     if (client->term == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("failed to instantiate new terminal");
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 4dfe5128..bd79bd08 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ term_spawn_new(const struct terminal *term)
         if (pid2 == 0) {
             /* Child */
             close(pipe_fds[0]);
-            execl(term->foot_exe, term->foot_exe, NULL);
+            execlp(term->foot_exe, term->foot_exe, NULL);
             write(pipe_fds[1], &errno, sizeof(errno));
             _exit(errno);
         }