diff --git a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
index a1f779045..a9d43eae7 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ export class PythonRuntimeWorker extends ChildProcessWorker {
         const pluginPythonVersion = options.packageJson.scrypted.pythonVersion?.[os.platform()]?.[os.arch()] || options.packageJson.scrypted.pythonVersion?.default;
 
         if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
-            pythonPath ||= 'py.exe';
-            const windowsPythonVersion = pluginPythonVersion || process.env.SCRYPTED_WINDOWS_PYTHON_VERSION;
-            if (windowsPythonVersion)
-                args.unshift(windowsPythonVersion)
+            if (!pythonPath) {
+                pythonPath = 'py.exe';
+                const windowsPythonVersion = pluginPythonVersion || process.env.SCRYPTED_WINDOWS_PYTHON_VERSION;
+                if (windowsPythonVersion)
+                    args.unshift(windowsPythonVersion)
+            }
         }
         else if (pluginPythonVersion) {
             pythonPath = `python${pluginPythonVersion}`;