diff --git a/mrc/mrc-start.sh b/mrc/mrc-start.sh
index 8eb94e3..d0b52cf 100755
--- a/mrc/mrc-start.sh
+++ b/mrc/mrc-start.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 MRC_PATH=@MYSTIC_DIR@
 MRC_SERVER=mrc.bottomlessabyss.net
 MRC_PORT=5000
-MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 
 echo "Attempting to start the Multi Relay Chat (MRC) python script.."
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ fi
 
 # Starting the MRC python script
 cd $MRC_PATH >/dev/null
-python2 mrc_client.py $MRC_SERVER $MRC_PORT &
+/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py $MRC_SERVER $MRC_PORT &
 cd - >/dev/null
 
 # Wait 3 seconds and check for a PID
 sleep 3
-MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 
 # Making sure it started successfully
 if [ ! -z "$MRC_PID" ]
diff --git a/mrc/mrc-stop.sh b/mrc/mrc-stop.sh
index abf8537..82aa9a0 100755
--- a/mrc/mrc-stop.sh
+++ b/mrc/mrc-stop.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 MRC_PATH=@MYSTIC_DIR@
 MRC_SERVER=mrc.bottomlessabyss.net
 MRC_PORT=5000
-MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 
 echo "Attempting to stop the Multi Relay Chat (MRC) python script.."
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ echo "Checking to ensure the process stops.."
 
 while [ $MRC_COUNTER -lt 6 ] 
 do
-    MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+    MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
     if [ ! -z "$MRC_PID" ]
     then
         echo "Process still running. Waiting 5 seconds.."
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fi
 
 # Wait 5 seconds, then double check to ensure it stopped. Otherwise it's considered a failure.
 sleep 5
-MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+MRC_PID=$(ps auxwww | grep "/usr/bin/python2 ./mrc_client.py" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ ! -z "$MRC_PID" ]
 then
     echo "Error: Failed to kill the mrc_client.py script."