diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.go b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
index c1bbcb6ed..b3261589f 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func mainRet() int {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// output depends on excecutable name passed in os.Args
+	// so we need to make sure it's stable
+	os.Args[0] = "ipfs"
+
 	buildEnv := func(ctx context.Context, req *cmds.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 		repoPath, err := getRepoPath(req)
 		if err != nil {