diff --git a/lib/linux_admin/yum.rb b/lib/linux_admin/yum.rb
index be1d439..6919f92 100644
--- a/lib/linux_admin/yum.rb
+++ b/lib/linux_admin/yum.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def self.create_repo(path, options = {})
 
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(path)
 
-      cmd    = "yum createrepo"
+      cmd    = "createrepo"
       params = {nil => path}
       params["--database"]            = nil  if options[:database]
       params["--unique-md-filenames"] = nil  if options[:unique_file_names]
diff --git a/spec/yum_spec.rb b/spec/yum_spec.rb
index cff99a9..2f761a3 100644
--- a/spec/yum_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/yum_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
   context ".create_repo" do
     it "default arguments" do
-      described_class.should_receive(:run!).once.with("yum createrepo", {:params=>{nil=>"some/path", "--database"=>nil, "--unique-md-filenames"=>nil}})
+      described_class.should_receive(:run!).once.with("createrepo", {:params=>{nil=>"some/path", "--database"=>nil, "--unique-md-filenames"=>nil}})
       described_class.create_repo("some/path")
     end
 
     it "bare create" do
-      described_class.should_receive(:run!).once.with("yum createrepo", {:params=>{nil=>"some/path"}})
+      described_class.should_receive(:run!).once.with("createrepo", {:params=>{nil=>"some/path"}})
       described_class.create_repo("some/path", :database => false, :unique_file_names => false)
     end
   end