diff --git a/opencompass/runners/local.py b/opencompass/runners/local.py
index 9a335fe7..35f3928a 100644
--- a/opencompass/runners/local.py
+++ b/opencompass/runners/local.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class LocalRunner(BaseRunner):
                     tmpl = get_command_template(all_gpu_ids[:num_gpus])
                     cmd = task.get_command(cfg_path=param_file, template=tmpl)
                     # run in subprocess if starts with torchrun etc.
-                    if cmd.startswith('python'):
+                    if 'python3 ' in cmd or 'python ' in cmd:
                         task.run()
                     else:
                         subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, text=True)