diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
index b6d32f9..dd29909 100644
--- a/client.py
+++ b/client.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class FirewallClient:
             raise Fatal('cleanup: %r returned %d' % (self.argv, rv))
 
 
-def _main(listener, fw, use_server, remotename, seed_hosts, auto_nets):
+def _main(listener, fw, use_server, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets):
     handlers = []
     if use_server:
         if helpers.verbose >= 1:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _main(listener, fw, use_server, remotename, seed_hosts, auto_nets):
         else:
             helpers.logprefix = 'client: '
         debug1('connecting to server...\n')
-        (serverproc, serversock) = ssh.connect(remotename)
+        (serverproc, serversock) = ssh.connect(remotename, python)
         mux = Mux(serversock, serversock)
         handlers.append(mux)
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def _main(listener, fw, use_server, remotename, seed_hosts, auto_nets):
             mux.check_fullness()
 
 
-def main(listenip, use_server, remotename, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
+def main(listenip, use_server, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
          subnets_include, subnets_exclude):
     debug1('Starting sshuttle proxy.\n')
     listener = socket.socket()
@@ -220,6 +220,6 @@ def main(listenip, use_server, remotename, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
     
     try:
         return _main(listener, fw, use_server, remotename,
-                     seed_hosts, auto_nets)
+                     python, seed_hosts, auto_nets)
     finally:
         fw.done()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 6d6b528..d1b3f12 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ sshuttle --server
 l,listen=  transproxy to this ip address and port number [0.0.0.0:0]
 H,auto-hosts scan for remote hostnames and update local /etc/hosts
 N,auto-nets  automatically determine subnets to route
+python= specify the name/path of the python interpreter on the remote server [python]
 r,remote=  ssh hostname (and optional username) of remote sshuttle server
 x,exclude= exclude this subnet (can be used more than once)
 v,verbose  increase debug message verbosity
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ try:
         sys.exit(client.main(parse_ipport(opt.listen or '0.0.0.0:0'),
                              not opt.noserver,
                              remotename,
+                             (opt.python or "python"),
                              sh,
                              opt.auto_nets,
                              parse_subnets(includes),
diff --git a/ssh.py b/ssh.py
index 7a37c36..d790d4a 100644
--- a/ssh.py
+++ b/ssh.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def empackage(z, filename):
     return '%s\n%d\n%s' % (filename,len(content), content)
 
 
-def connect(rhostport):
+def connect(rhostport, python):
     main_exe = sys.argv[0]
     l = (rhostport or '').split(':', 1)
     rhost = l[0]
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def connect(rhostport):
 
         
     if not rhost:
-        argv = ['python', '-c', pyscript]
+        argv = [python, '-c', pyscript]
     else:
-        argv = ['ssh'] + portl + [rhost, '--', "python -c '%s'" % pyscript]
+        argv = ['ssh'] + portl + [rhost, '--', "'%s' -c '%s'" % (python, pyscript)]
     (s1,s2) = socket.socketpair()
     def setup():
         # runs in the child process