diff --git a/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_entity_demo.launch.py b/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_entity_demo.launch.py
index 513de08b9..cb8a4d6f8 100644
--- a/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_entity_demo.launch.py
+++ b/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_entity_demo.launch.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def generate_launch_description():
              )
 
     # GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH has to be correctly set for Gazebo to be able to find the model
-    spawn_entity = Node(package='gazebo_ros', node_executable='spawn_entity.py',
+    spawn_entity = Node(package='gazebo_ros', executable='spawn_entity.py',
                         arguments=['-entity', 'demo', '-database', 'double_pendulum_with_base'],
                         output='screen')