diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
index b40622612025d..c9898cd9646bc 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
@@ -860,9 +860,15 @@ pub async fn save_in_cache(
 }
 
 fn tentatively_improve_error(err: Error, executable: &str) -> Error {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let err_msg = "No such file or directory (os error 2)";
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let err_msg = "program not found";
+
     if err
         .to_string()
-        .contains("No such file or directory (os error 2)")
+        .contains(&err_msg)
     {
         return Error::InternalErr(format!("Executable {executable} not found on worker"));
     }
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index 97ae820afc2ab..17feeff648143 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pub async fn uv_pip_compile(
             .args(args)
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped());
-        let child_process = start_child_process(child_cmd, "/usr/local/bin/uv").await?;
+        let child_process = start_child_process(child_cmd, uv_cmd).await?;
         append_logs(&job_id, &w_id, logs, db).await;
         handle_child(
             job_id,