diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ebbfb09..fa65899 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ impl<'a> Recipe<'a> {
         })?;
 
       // create a command to run the script
-      let mut command = Platform::make_shebang_command(&path, shebang_command, shebang_argument);
+      let mut command = Platform::make_shebang_command(&path, shebang_command, shebang_argument)
+        .map_err(|output_error| RunError::Cygpath{recipe: self.name, output_error: output_error})?;
 
       // export environment variables
       export_env(&mut command, scope, exports)?;
@@ -1300,6 +1301,7 @@ enum RunError<'a> {
   ArgumentCountMismatch{recipe: &'a str, found: usize, min: usize, max: usize},
   Backtick{token: Token<'a>, output_error: OutputError},
   Code{recipe: &'a str, line_number: Option<usize>, code: i32},
+  Cygpath{recipe: &'a str, output_error: OutputError},
   InternalError{message: String},
   IoError{recipe: &'a str, io_error: io::Error},
   Shebang{recipe: &'a str, command: String, argument: Option<String>, io_error: io::Error},
@@ -1363,6 +1365,35 @@ impl<'a> Display for RunError<'a> {
           write!(f, "Recipe `{}` failed with exit code {}", recipe, code)?;
         }
       },
+      Cygpath{recipe, ref output_error} => match *output_error {
+        OutputError::Code(code) => {
+          write!(f, "Cygpath failed with exit code {} while translating recipe `{}` \
+                     shebang interpreter path", code, recipe)?;
+        }
+        OutputError::Signal(signal) => {
+          write!(f, "Cygpath terminated by signal {} while translating recipe `{}` \
+                     shebang interpreter path", signal, recipe)?;
+        }
+        OutputError::Unknown => {
+          write!(f, "Cygpath experienced an unknown failure while translating recipe `{}` \
+                     shebang interpreter path", recipe)?;
+        }
+        OutputError::Io(ref io_error) => {
+          match io_error.kind() {
+            io::ErrorKind::NotFound => write!(
+              f, "Could not find `cygpath` executable to translate recipe `{}` \
+                  shebang interpreter path:\n{}", recipe, io_error),
+            io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => write!(
+              f, "Could not run `cygpath` executable to translate recipe `{}` \
+                  shebang interpreter path:\n{}", recipe, io_error),
+            _ => write!(f, "Could not run `cygpath` executable:\n{}", io_error),
+          }?;
+        }
+        OutputError::Utf8(ref utf8_error) => {
+          write!(f, "Cygpath successfully translated recipe `{}` shebang interpreter path, \
+                     but output was not utf8: {}", recipe, utf8_error)?;
+        }
+      },
       Shebang{recipe, ref command, ref argument, ref io_error} => {
         if let Some(ref argument) = *argument {
           write!(f, "Recipe `{}` with shebang `#!{} {}` execution error: {}",
@@ -1388,7 +1419,7 @@ impl<'a> Display for RunError<'a> {
       IoError{recipe, ref io_error} => {
         match io_error.kind() {
           io::ErrorKind::NotFound => write!(f,
-            "Recipe `{}` could not be run because just could not find `sh` the command:\n{}",
+            "Recipe `{}` could not be run because just could not find `sh`:\n{}",
             recipe, io_error),
           io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => write!(
             f, "Recipe `{}` could not be run because just could not run `sh`:\n{}",
@@ -1417,7 +1448,7 @@ impl<'a> Display for RunError<'a> {
         OutputError::Io(ref io_error) => {
           match io_error.kind() {
             io::ErrorKind::NotFound => write!(
-              f, "Backtick could not be run because just could not find `sh` the command:\n{}",
+              f, "Backtick could not be run because just could not find `sh`:\n{}",
               io_error),
             io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => write!(
               f, "Backtick could not be run because just could not run `sh`:\n{}", io_error),
diff --git a/src/platform.rs b/src/platform.rs
index ac403db..fc271d6 100644
--- a/src/platform.rs
+++ b/src/platform.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ pub struct Platform;
 pub trait PlatformInterface {
   /// Construct a command equivelant to running the script at `path` with the
   /// shebang line `shebang`
-  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, command: &str, argument: Option<&str>) -> process::Command;
+  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, command: &str, argument: Option<&str>)
+    -> Result<process::Command, super::OutputError>;
 
   /// Set the execute permission on the file pointed to by `path`
   fn set_execute_permission(path: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error>;
@@ -16,9 +17,11 @@ pub trait PlatformInterface {
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 impl PlatformInterface for Platform {
-  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, _command: &str, _argument: Option<&str>) -> process::Command {
+  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, _command: &str, _argument: Option<&str>)
+    -> Result<process::Command, super::OutputError>
+  {
     // shebang scripts can be executed directly on unix
-    process::Command::new(path)
+    Ok(process::Command::new(path))
   }
 
   fn set_execute_permission(path: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
@@ -43,28 +46,20 @@ impl PlatformInterface for Platform {
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 impl PlatformInterface for Platform {
-  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, command: &str, argument: Option<&str>) -> process::Command {
-    let mut cmd = match env::var_os("EXEPATH") {
-      Some(exepath) => {
-        // On MinGW, `EXEPATH` is the root of the installation. Use it to
-        // construct a full windows path to the binary in the shebang line.
-        let mut translated_command = PathBuf::from(exepath);
-        for part in command.split("/") {
-            translated_command.push(part);
-        }
-        process::Command::new(translated_command)
-      }
-      None => {
-        // We're not on MinGW >_< The path in the shebang might be a windows
-        // path, in which case it'll work, so just use it and hope for the best.
-        process::Command::new(command)
-      }
-    };
+  fn make_shebang_command(path: &Path, command: &str, argument: Option<&str>)
+    -> Result<process::Command, super::OutputError>
+  {
+    // Translate path to the interpreter from unix style to windows style
+    let mut cygpath = process::Command::new("cygpath");
+    cygpath.arg("--windows");
+    cygpath.arg(command);
+
+    let mut cmd = process::Command::new(super::output(cygpath)?);
     if let Some(argument) = argument {
       cmd.arg(argument);
     }
     cmd.arg(path);
-    cmd
+    Ok(cmd)
   }
 
   fn set_execute_permission(_path: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {