diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/shell/launch_browser_unix.go b/cmd/cloudflared/shell/launch_browser_unix.go
index 519c0999..2ebe9590 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/shell/launch_browser_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/shell/launch_browser_unix.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 func getBrowserCmd(url string) *exec.Cmd {
 	// Check for Windows Subsystem for Linux (v2+).
-	if os.Getenv("WSL_DISTRO_NAME") != "" {
-		return exec.Command("rundll32.exe", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url)
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/usr/bin/wslview"); err == nil {
+		return exec.Command("wslview", url)
 	}
 
 	return exec.Command("xdg-open", url)