diff --git a/system/system_info.go b/system/system_info.go
index d255bde4..6773fe0e 100644
--- a/system/system_info.go
+++ b/system/system_info.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package system
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf"
@@ -18,7 +19,16 @@ func NewSystemInfo() *SystemInfo {
 
 	arg := []string{}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("sw_vers", arg...)
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "linux":
+		cmd = exec.Command("uname -a", arg...)
+	case "darwin":
+		cmd = exec.Command("sw_vers", arg...)
+	default:
+		cmd = exec.Command("sw_vers", arg...)
+	}
+	
 	raw := wtf.ExecuteCommand(cmd)
 
 	for _, row := range strings.Split(raw, "\n") {