diff --git a/internal/framework/pytest.go b/internal/framework/pytest.go
index 0ee6c69..53077b5 100644
--- a/internal/framework/pytest.go
+++ b/internal/framework/pytest.go
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ func (p *PyTest) DiscoverTests(ctx context.Context, testFiles discovery.TestFile
 	}
 
 	args := []string{"-m", "pytest"}
+	command := "python"
+	if len(p.commandOverride) > 0 {
+		command = p.commandOverride[0]
+		args = p.commandOverride[1:]
+	}
 
 	if testFiles.UseExplicitFiles() {
 		args = append(args, testFiles.ExplicitFiles...)
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ func (p *PyTest) DiscoverTests(ctx context.Context, testFiles discovery.TestFile
 		args = append(args, files...)
 	}
 
-	return discovery.DiscoverTests(ctx, p.executor, "python", args, p.platformEnv)
+	return discovery.DiscoverTests(ctx, p.executor, command, args, p.platformEnv)
 }
 
 func (p *PyTest) DiscoverTestFiles(ctx context.Context, testFiles discovery.TestFileSet) ([]string, error) {
@@ -128,6 +133,10 @@ func (p *PyTest) HasUnskippableMarker(testFile string) bool {
 func (p *PyTest) RunTests(ctx context.Context, testFiles []string, envMap map[string]string) error {
 	command := "python"
 	args := []string{"-m", "pytest"}
+	if len(p.commandOverride) > 0 {
+		command = p.commandOverride[0]
+		args = p.commandOverride[1:]
+	}
 	slog.Info("Running tests with command", "command", command, "args", args)
 	args = append(args, testFiles...)
 
diff --git a/internal/framework/pytest_test.go b/internal/framework/pytest_test.go
index e717fde..1867903 100644
--- a/internal/framework/pytest_test.go
+++ b/internal/framework/pytest_test.go
@@ -204,6 +204,78 @@ func TestPyTest_SupportsFullTestDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPyTest_RunTests_WithCommandOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	testFiles := []string{"tests/test_user.py"}
+
+	var capturedName string
+	var capturedArgs []string
+	mockExecutor := &mockCommandExecutor{
+		capturedEnvMap: map[string]string{},
+		onExecution: func(name string, args []string) {
+			capturedName = name
+			capturedArgs = args
+		},
+	}
+
+	pytest := &PyTest{
+		executor:        mockExecutor,
+		platformEnv:     map[string]string{},
+		commandOverride: []string{"pytest"},
+	}
+	if err := pytest.RunTests(context.Background(), testFiles, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RunTests failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if capturedName != "pytest" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected command 'pytest' (from commandOverride), got %q", capturedName)
+	}
+	expectedArgs := []string{"tests/test_user.py"}
+	if !slices.Equal(capturedArgs, expectedArgs) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected args %v (no -m pytest), got %v", expectedArgs, capturedArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPyTest_DiscoverTests_WithCommandOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(discovery.TestsFilePath), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create discovery dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer cleanupDiscoveryDir()
+
+	explicitFiles := []string{"tests/test_foo.py"}
+	var capturedName string
+	var capturedArgs []string
+	mockExecutor := &mockCommandExecutor{
+		onExecution: func(name string, args []string) {
+			capturedName = name
+			capturedArgs = args
+			f, _ := os.Create(discovery.TestsFilePath)
+			_ = f.Close()
+		},
+	}
+
+	pytest := &PyTest{
+		executor:        mockExecutor,
+		platformEnv:     map[string]string{},
+		commandOverride: []string{"pytest"},
+	}
+	testFiles := discovery.TestFileSet{ExplicitFiles: explicitFiles}
+	_, _ = pytest.DiscoverTests(context.Background(), testFiles)
+
+	if capturedName != "pytest" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected command 'pytest' (from commandOverride), got %q", capturedName)
+	}
+	for _, expected := range explicitFiles {
+		if !slices.Contains(capturedArgs, expected) {
+			t.Errorf("expected file %q in pytest args, got %v", expected, capturedArgs)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, unexpected := range []string{"-m", "pytest"} {
+		if slices.Contains(capturedArgs, unexpected) {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected arg %q in pytest args (commandOverride should not add -m pytest)", unexpected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPyTest_RunTests(t *testing.T) {
 	testFiles := []string{"tests/test_user.py", "tests/test_auth.py"}
 	envMap := map[string]string{