diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSanity.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSanity.py
index 4b8ee5218b..cfc46f4149 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSanity.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSanity.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from collections import Counter
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import webbrowser
+import subprocess
 
 # Qt translation handling
 
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ class CommandPathSanity:
             )
 
         try:
-            result = os.system("asciidoctor {} -o {}".format(reportraw, reporthtml))
+            result = subprocess.run(["asciidoctor", reportraw, "-o", reporthtml])
             if str(result) == "32512":
                 msg = "asciidoctor not found. html cannot be generated."
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.information(None, "Path Sanity", msg)