2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 9dd61ea..b77e42f 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ runvdr extreme Revision History
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 201x-xx-xx: Version 0.5.0
+- New: If VDRPRG is not given, runvdr-extreme defaults to "vdr" in $PATH
 - Fix: VDR_CHARSET_OVERRIDE now is correctly exported to the VDR process
 - Fix: Fixed problem with closed STDOUT with newer versions of "ps"
 
diff --git a/runvdr b/runvdr
index 8a7416b..4c3a428 100755
--- a/runvdr
+++ b/runvdr
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function Clean() {
     ADDPARAMS=()
     PLUGINSETUPCONF=
     SETUPPLUGINCONF=
-    VDRPRG=
+    VDRPRG=vdr
     SWITCHTERMINAL=
     XSERVER=
     RUNVDRPID=