diff --git a/gracedb/alert.py b/gracedb/alert.py
index b21e1987d98de16b7c0bcdf1660867595d443f81..3399ed91266481586b87476cdbba17802dadb737 100644
--- a/gracedb/alert.py
+++ b/gracedb/alert.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def issueXMPPAlert(event, location, temp_data_loc, alert_type="new", description
          "--file=-",
          "--node=%s" % nodename,
         ],
-        executable="/opt/lscsoft/glue/bin/lvalert_send",
+        executable="/usr/bin/lvalert_send",
         stdin=PIPE,
         stdout=null,
         stderr=STDOUT,