diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
index aa3655b1762..8bef05e6473 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
@@ -3805,7 +3805,7 @@ def _default_spawn(
     env["HERMES_PROFILE"] = profile_arg
 
     cmd = [
-        "hermes",
+        sys.executable, "-m", "hermes",
         "-p", profile_arg,
         # Auto-load the kanban-worker skill so every dispatched worker
         # has the pattern library (good summary/metadata shapes, retry