diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dbfbb2..fa9839a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.4.0
+
+- Added: `apple-swift-format.path` can now be an array of strings and defaults to `[/usr/bin/env, swift-format]` [vknabel/vscode-apple-swift-format#17](https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-apple-swift-format/issues/17)
+
 ## 1.3.1
 
 - Fixed: correctly display syntax errors #16
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 476fe95..3ba7d55 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ let package = Package(
 
 ## Configuration
 
-| Config                                           | Type       | Default                       | Description                                                   |
-| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `apple-swift-format.enable`                      | `Bool`     | `true`                        | Whether apple/swift-format should actually do something.      |
-| `apple-swift-format.onlyEnableOnSwiftPMProjects` | `Bool`     | `false`                       | Requires and uses a apple/swift-format as SwiftPM dependency. |
-| `apple-swift-format.onlyEnableWithConfig`        | `Bool`     | `false`                       | Only format if config present.                                |
-| `apple-swift-format.path`                        | `String`   | `/usr/local/bin/swift-format` | The location of the globally installed apple/swift-format.    |
-| `apple-swift-format.configSearchPaths`           | `[String]` | `[".swift-format"]`           | Possible paths for apple/swift-format config.                 |
+| Config                                           | Type       | Default             | Description                                                   |
+| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `apple-swift-format.enable`                      | `Bool`     | `true`              | Whether apple/swift-format should actually do something.      |
+| `apple-swift-format.onlyEnableOnSwiftPMProjects` | `Bool`     | `false`             | Requires and uses a apple/swift-format as SwiftPM dependency. |
+| `apple-swift-format.onlyEnableWithConfig`        | `Bool`     | `false`             | Only format if config present.                                |
+| `apple-swift-format.path`                        | `[String]  | String`             | `/usr/local/bin/swift-format`                                 | The location of the globally installed apple/swift-format. |
+| `apple-swift-format.configSearchPaths`           | `[String]` | `[".swift-format"]` | Possible paths for apple/swift-format config.                 |
 
 ## Contributors
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1b3af9..d2f5045 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-apple-swift-format"
   },
-  "version": "1.3.1",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": {
     "name": "Valentin Knabel",
@@ -69,10 +69,29 @@
           "description": "Only use apple/swift-format when a config exists."
         },
         "apple-swift-format.path": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "/usr/local/bin/swift-format",
           "description": "The location of your globally installed apple/swift-format.",
-          "scope": "machine"
+          "scope": "machine",
+          "default": [
+            "/usr/bin/env",
+            "swift-format"
+          ],
+          "oneOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string",
+              "default": "/usr/local/bin/swift-format"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "array",
+              "minItems": 1,
+              "default": [
+                "/usr/bin/env",
+                "swift-format"
+              ],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
         },
         "apple-swift-format.configSearchPaths": {
           "type": "array",
diff --git a/src/Current.ts b/src/Current.ts
index f91c565..8193deb 100644
--- a/src/Current.ts
+++ b/src/Current.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface Current {
     isEnabled(): boolean;
     onlyEnableOnSwiftPMProjects(): boolean;
     onlyEnableWithConfig(): boolean;
-    swiftFormatPath(document: vscode.TextDocument): string | null;
+    swiftFormatPath(document: vscode.TextDocument): string[] | null;
     resetSwiftFormatPath(): void;
     configureSwiftFormatPath(): void;
     formatConfigSearchPaths(): string[];
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function prodEnvironment(): Current {
           const fullPath = join(workspace.uri.fsPath, path);
 
           if (existsSync(fullPath)) {
-            return absolutePath(fullPath);
+            return [absolutePath(fullPath)];
           }
         }
         if (
@@ -117,12 +117,18 @@ export function prodEnvironment(): Current {
   };
 }
 
-const fallbackGlobalSwiftFormatPath = () =>
-  absolutePath(
-    vscode.workspace
-      .getConfiguration()
-      .get("apple-swift-format.path", "/usr/local/bin/swift-format")
-  );
-
+const fallbackGlobalSwiftFormatPath = (): string[] => {
+  const defaultPath = ["/usr/bin/env", "swift-format"];
+  const path = vscode.workspace
+    .getConfiguration()
+    .get("apple-swift-format.path", defaultPath);
+  if (typeof path === "string") {
+    return [absolutePath(path)];
+  } else if (Array.isArray(path) && path.length > 0) {
+    return [absolutePath(path[0]), ...path.slice(1)];
+  } else {
+    return defaultPath;
+  }
+};
 const Current = prodEnvironment();
 export default Current as Current;
diff --git a/src/SwiftFormatEditProvider.ts b/src/SwiftFormatEditProvider.ts
index 45e6973..6ceaf2a 100644
--- a/src/SwiftFormatEditProvider.ts
+++ b/src/SwiftFormatEditProvider.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ function format(request: {
       return [];
     }
     const newContents = childProcess.execFileSync(
-      swiftFormatPath,
-      [...userDefinedParams.options, ...(request.parameters || [])],
+      swiftFormatPath[0],
+      [
+        ...swiftFormatPath.slice(1),
+        ...userDefinedParams.options,
+        ...(request.parameters || []),
+      ],
       {
         encoding: "utf8",
         input,