diff --git a/src/octoprint/util/pip.py b/src/octoprint/util/pip.py
index 53500e5d5..39f76c1e5 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/util/pip.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/util/pip.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class PipCaller(CommandlineCaller):
     @classmethod
     def autodetect_pip(cls):
         commands = [
+            ["@pip@"],
             [sys.executable, "-m", "pip"],
             [
                 os.path.join(