diff --git a/Utilities/Python/scripts/make_smv_images.py b/Utilities/Python/scripts/make_smv_images.py
index b895a6beba..8b99995a44 100644
--- a/Utilities/Python/scripts/make_smv_images.py
+++ b/Utilities/Python/scripts/make_smv_images.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import os
 import subprocess
+import shutil
 
 outdir = '../../Verification/'
 original_dir = os.getcwd()
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@
 folder = df[0].values
 case = df[1].values
 
+smokeview_path = shutil.which('smokeview')
+
 for i in range(len(folder)):
     os.chdir(outdir + folder[i])
-    subprocess.run(['smokeview','-runscript',case[i]])
+    subprocess.run([smokeview_path,'-runscript',case[i]])
     os.chdir(original_dir)