diff --git a/pkgs/sway-launcher.nix b/pkgs/sway-launcher.nix
index 64137d84..8eddd857 100644
--- a/pkgs/sway-launcher.nix
+++ b/pkgs/sway-launcher.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with self; ''
 
   # Get shell command list
   # This may include the occasional non-executable file
-  command_list=$({ whence -wm '*' | sed 's/:[^:]*$//' })
+  command_list=$({ compgen -c | sed 's/:[^:]*$//'; })
 
   # read existing command history
   if [ -f "$HIST_FILE" ]; then