diff --git a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/cli.py b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/cli.py
index 4bcda0731..cd79408b1 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/cli.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/cli.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 import gzip
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import pathlib
 import re
 import shutil
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import uuid
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ def run_python_executable(ctx: click.Context, module: str):
 
     E.g., globus-compute-endpoint python-exec path.to.module --ahoy matey
     """
-    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", module] + ctx.args)
+    os.execvpe(sys.executable, [sys.executable, "-m", module] + ctx.args, os.environ)
 
 
 def create_or_choose_auth_project(ac: AuthClient) -> str:
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_cli_behavior.py b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_cli_behavior.py
index 783a4f849..08e2a2e88 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_cli_behavior.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_cli_behavior.py
@@ -808,10 +808,12 @@ def run_cmd():
 
 
 def test_python_exec(mocker: MockFixture, run_line: t.Callable):
-    mock_subprocess_run = mocker.patch("subprocess.run")
+    mock_execvpe = mocker.patch("os.execvpe")
     run_line("python-exec path.to.module arg --option val")
-    mock_subprocess_run.assert_called_with(
-        [sys.executable, "-m", "path.to.module", "arg", "--option", "val"]
+    mock_execvpe.assert_called_with(
+        sys.executable,
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "path.to.module", "arg", "--option", "val"],
+        os.environ,
     )