diff --git a/src/exec-dmenu.js b/src/exec-dmenu.js
index 18e669c..8089cea 100644
--- a/src/exec-dmenu.js
+++ b/src/exec-dmenu.js
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ const { exec } = require('child_process')
 module.exports = (...args) => choices =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     let choice = ''
+    let dmenu_path = process.env.DMENU_PATH
     const error = []
 
-    const execCommand = `dmenu ${args}`
+    // Use a default of 'dmenu' if not specified in process.env
+    const dmenu_binary = (typeof dmenu_path === 'undefined') ? 'dmenu' : dmenu_path;
+    const execCommand = `${dmenu_binary} ${args}`
     console.debug('$', execCommand)
     const dmenu = exec(execCommand)
     dmenu.stdin.write(choices)