diff --git a/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py b/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py
index 81c3cd6675..78ff9b9fe5 100644
--- a/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py
+++ b/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-gnu']
 
         self.modules = ['HPX']
-        self.executable = 'hello_world'
+        self.executable = 'hello_world_distributed'
         self.sourcesdir = None
 
         self.use_multithreading = None