diff --git a/gooey/gui/controller.py b/gooey/gui/controller.py
index 30523dc..e5a5647 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/controller.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/controller.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Controller(object):
       return self.show_dialog(i18n._('error_title'), i18n._('error_required_fields'), wx.ICON_ERROR)
 
     cmd_line_args = self.core_gui.GetOptions()
-    command = '{0} {1}'.format(self.build_spec['target'], cmd_line_args)
+    command = '{0} --ignore-gooey {1}'.format(self.build_spec['target'], cmd_line_args)
     pub.send_message(events.WINDOW_CHANGE, view_name=views.RUNNING_SCREEN)
     self.run_client_code(command)
 
diff --git a/gooey/python_bindings/gooey_decorator.py b/gooey/python_bindings/gooey_decorator.py
index 4a4335e..53fd3f2 100644
--- a/gooey/python_bindings/gooey_decorator.py
+++ b/gooey/python_bindings/gooey_decorator.py
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ import tempfile
 
 from . import source_parser
 from . import config_generator
+import sys
 
 from gooey.gui import application
 
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
 
+IGNORE_COMMAND = '--ignore-gooey'
+
 def Gooey(f=None,
           advanced=True,
           language='english',
@@ -38,8 +41,7 @@ def Gooey(f=None,
 
   def build(payload):
     def run_gooey(self, args=None, namespace=None):
-      source_path = store_executable_copy()
-
+      source_path = sys.argv[0]
       build_spec = config_generator.create_from_parser(self, source_path, payload_name=payload.__name__, **params)
 
       if dump_build_config:
@@ -57,6 +59,15 @@ def Gooey(f=None,
     inner2.__name__ = payload.__name__
     return inner2
 
+  def run_without_gooey(func):
+    return lambda: func()
+
+  if IGNORE_COMMAND in sys.argv:
+    sys.argv.remove(IGNORE_COMMAND)
+    if callable(f):
+      return run_without_gooey(f)
+    return run_without_gooey
+
   if callable(f):
     return build(f)
   return build