diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index df0ba85..054b862 100755
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ def run_command(args, event_handler):
     logging.info("vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv")
 
     event_handler.enable_monitoring(not args.ignore_events_while_command_is_running)
-    process = subprocess.run([RUNAS, args.user_id, args.group_id, args.umask, args.command])
+    returncode = subprocess.call([RUNAS, args.user_id, args.group_id, args.umask, args.command])
     event_handler.enable_monitoring(True)
 
     logging.info("^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^")
-    logging.info("Finished running command. Exit code was %i", process.returncode)
+    logging.info("Finished running command. Exit code was %i", returncode)
 
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