diff --git a/eve_rock_watcher.py b/eve_rock_watcher.py
index d001a20..959ced2 100644
--- a/eve_rock_watcher.py
+++ b/eve_rock_watcher.py
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ def get_region(cp):
 
 def read_rows(cp, region, mode):
     import pytesseract
+    tcmd = cp.get("ocr", "tesseract_cmd", fallback="").strip()
+    if tcmd:                              # Tesseract isn't always on PATH; set it explicitly
+        pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = tcmd
     img = w.grab_region(region)
     try:                                              # upscale: small panel text reads better
         img = img.resize((img.width * 2, img.height * 2))