diff --git a/rare/utils/misc.py b/rare/utils/misc.py
index 4492074..5352dac 100644
--- a/rare/utils/misc.py
+++ b/rare/utils/misc.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def get_rare_executable() -> List[str]:
         executable = [sys.executable]
 
     executable[0] = os.path.abspath(executable[0])
+    executable.pop(0)
     return executable