diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5932716..8bf64107 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/vitest-dev/vscode/issues"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.59.0"
+    "vscode": "^1.63.0"
   },
   "categories": [
     "Testing"
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 6053245b..5b37c150 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function getConfig() {
   const config = workspace.getConfiguration('vitest')
   return {
     env: config.get('nodeEnv') as null | Record<string, string>,
-    commandLine: config.get('commandLine') as string,
+    commandLine: (config.get('commandLine') || undefined) as string | undefined,
     include: config.get('include') as string[],
     exclude: config.get('exclude') as string[],
     enable: config.get('enable') as boolean,
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 67565a41..fc3e40e4 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { effect } from '@vue/reactivity'
 import { extensionId, getConfig } from './config'
 import { TestFileDiscoverer } from './discover'
 import { isVitestEnv } from './pure/isVitestEnv'
-import { getVitestCommand, getVitestVersion } from './pure/utils'
+import { getVitestCommand, getVitestVersion, stringToCmd } from './pure/utils'
 import { debugHandler, runHandler, updateSnapshot } from './runHandler'
 import { TestFile, WEAKMAP_TEST_DATA } from './TestData'
 import { TestWatcher } from './watch'
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   const vitestVersion = await getVitestVersion(vitestCmd)
   console.dir({ vitestVersion })
 
-  if (semver.gte(vitestVersion, '0.8.0')) {
+  const customTestCmd = getConfig().commandLine
+  if (semver.gte(vitestVersion, '0.8.0') || customTestCmd) {
     // enable run/debug/watch tests only if vitest version >= 0.8.0
     const testWatcher: undefined | TestWatcher = registerWatchHandler(
-      vitestCmd,
+      vitestCmd ?? stringToCmd(customTestCmd!),
       ctrl,
       fileDiscoverer,
       context,
diff --git a/src/pure/runner.ts b/src/pure/runner.ts
index 0bdafbfb..e20c49ee 100644
--- a/src/pure/runner.ts
+++ b/src/pure/runner.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export interface FormattedTestResults {
 export class TestRunner {
   constructor(
     private workspacePath: string,
-    private vitestCommand: { cmd: string; args: string[] } | undefined,
+    private defaultVitestCommand: { cmd: string; args: string[] } | undefined,
   ) {}
 
   async scheduleRun(
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export class TestRunner {
     testNamePattern: string | undefined,
     log: (msg: string) => void = () => {},
     workspaceEnv: Record<string, string> = {},
-    vitestCommand: { cmd: string; args: string[] } = this.vitestCommand
-      ? this.vitestCommand
+    vitestCommand: { cmd: string; args: string[] } = this.defaultVitestCommand
+      ? this.defaultVitestCommand
       : { cmd: 'npx', args: ['vitest'] },
     updateSnapshot = false,
   ): Promise<FormattedTestResults> {
diff --git a/src/pure/utils.ts b/src/pure/utils.ts
index cea9f352..1dbbabfe 100644
--- a/src/pure/utils.ts
+++ b/src/pure/utils.ts
@@ -33,34 +33,46 @@ export function getVitestCommand(
   projectRoot: string,
 ): { cmd: string; args: string[] } | undefined {
   const node_modules = path.resolve(projectRoot, 'node_modules')
-  if (!existsSync(node_modules))
-    return
-
-  const suffixes = ['']
-  if (isWindows)
-    suffixes.unshift('.cmd', '.CMD')
+  try {
+    if (!existsSync(node_modules))
+      return getVitestCommand(path.dirname(projectRoot))
+
+    const suffixes = ['']
+    if (isWindows)
+      suffixes.unshift('.cmd', '.CMD')
+
+    for (const suffix of suffixes) {
+      if (existsSync(path.resolve(node_modules, '.bin', `vitest${suffix}`))) {
+        return {
+          cmd: path.resolve(node_modules, '.bin', `vitest${suffix}`),
+          args: [],
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
-  for (const suffix of suffixes) {
-    if (existsSync(path.resolve(node_modules, '.bin', `vitest${suffix}`))) {
+    if (existsSync(path.resolve(node_modules, 'vitest', 'vitest.mjs'))) {
       return {
-        cmd: path.resolve(node_modules, '.bin', `vitest${suffix}`),
-        args: [],
+        cmd: 'node',
+        args: [
+          sanitizeFilePath(path.resolve(node_modules, 'vitest', 'vitest.mjs')),
+        ],
       }
     }
-  }
 
-  if (existsSync(path.resolve(node_modules, 'vitest', 'vitest.mjs'))) {
-    return {
-      cmd: 'node',
-      args: [
-        sanitizeFilePath(path.resolve(node_modules, 'vitest', 'vitest.mjs')),
-      ],
-    }
+    return getVitestCommand(path.dirname(projectRoot))
   }
+  catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+  }
+}
+
+export interface Cmd {
+  cmd: string
+  args: string[]
 }
 
 export async function getVitestVersion(
-  vitestCommand?: { cmd: string; args: string[] },
+  vitestCommand?: Cmd,
 ): Promise<string> {
   let process
   if (vitestCommand == null) {
@@ -137,3 +149,11 @@ export function execWithLog(
 
   return { child, promise }
 }
+
+export function stringToCmd(cmdStr: string): Cmd {
+  const list = cmdStr.split(' ')
+  return {
+    cmd: list[0],
+    args: list.slice(1),
+  }
+}