diff --git a/webhook.go b/webhook.go
index 2567bcc..12731c8 100644
--- a/webhook.go
+++ b/webhook.go
@@ -312,7 +312,21 @@ func hookHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func handleHook(h *hook.Hook, headers, query, payload *map[string]interface{}, body *[]byte) (string, error) {
 	var errors []error
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(h.ExecuteCommand)
+	// check the command exists
+	cmdPath, err := exec.LookPath(h.ExecuteCommand)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("unable to locate command: '%s'", h.ExecuteCommand)
+
+		// check if parameters specified in execute-command by mistake
+		if strings.IndexByte(h.ExecuteCommand, ' ') != -1 {
+			s := strings.Fields(h.ExecuteCommand)[0]
+			log.Printf("use 'pass-arguments-to-command' to specify args for '%s'", s)
+		}
+
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(cmdPath)
 	cmd.Dir = h.CommandWorkingDirectory
 
 	cmd.Args, errors = h.ExtractCommandArguments(headers, query, payload)