diff --git a/src/find/matchers/exec.rs b/src/find/matchers/exec.rs
index 51337953..2c975100 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/exec.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/exec.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ impl SingleExecMatcher {
 
 impl Matcher for SingleExecMatcher {
     fn matches(&self, file_info: &WalkEntry, _: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
-        let mut command = Command::new(&self.executable);
+        let mut command = if &self.executable == "{}" {
+            Command::new(file_info.path())
+        } else {
+            Command::new(&self.executable)
+        };
         let path_to_file = if self.exec_in_parent_dir {
             if let Some(f) = file_info.path().file_name() {
                 Path::new(".").join(f)