diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qubes.Backup b/qubes-rpc/qubes.Backup
index d3ef001..b07478c 100644
--- a/qubes-rpc/qubes.Backup
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qubes.Backup
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -d "$args" ] ; then
 else
   echo "Checking if arguments is matching a command"
   COMMAND=`echo $args | cut -d ' ' -f 1`
-  if which "$COMMAND"; then
+  if type "$COMMAND"; then
     echo "Redirecting STDIN to $args"
     # Parsing args to handle quotes correctly
     # Dangerous method if args are uncontrolled
diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qubes.Restore b/qubes-rpc/qubes.Restore
index 5db4fa8..2e0a057 100644
--- a/qubes-rpc/qubes.Restore
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qubes.Restore
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ -f "$args" ] ; then
 else
   echo "Checking if arguments is matching a command" >&2
   COMMAND=`echo $args | cut -d ' ' -f 1`
-  if which "$COMMAND" >/dev/null; then
+  if type "$COMMAND" >/dev/null; then
     tmpdir=`mktemp -d`
     mkfifo $tmpdir/backup-data
     echo "Redirecting $args to STDOUT" >&2