diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f8a696c8dc..661e7aeadf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.2
+1.7.3
diff --git a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/impl.cpp b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/impl.cpp
index fb6e2d0990..0a0e85cf98 100644
--- a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/impl.cpp
+++ b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/impl.cpp
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ auto updated_envs  = std::set<std::string_view>{};
 auto original_envs = std::set<std::string>{};
 }  // namespace
 
-std::string
-get_command(const char* _argv0)
-{
-    return omnitrace::path::find_path(_argv0, 0, omnitrace::common::get_env("PATH", ""));
-}
-
 std::string
 get_realpath(const std::string& _v)
 {
diff --git a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.cpp b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.cpp
index 6b47d9a5b3..662b9a0ec7 100644
--- a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.cpp
+++ b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     if(!_argv.empty())
     {
-        std::string _argv0 = get_command(_argv[0]);
         print_command(_argv);
         _argv.emplace_back(nullptr);
         _env.emplace_back(nullptr);
 
-        return execve(_argv0.c_str(), _argv.data(), _env.data());
+        return execvpe(_argv.front(), _argv.data(), _env.data());
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.hpp b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.hpp
index 864dffda5b..e09588b1a0 100644
--- a/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.hpp
+++ b/source/bin/omnitrace-sample/omnitrace-sample.hpp
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
-std::string
-get_command(const char*);
-
 std::string
 get_realpath(const std::string&);
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b739ddb58..11b733c588 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ if(OMNITRACE_CI_MPI_RUN_AS_ROOT)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE} --oversubscribe -n 1 ls
+    RESULT_VARIABLE _mpiexec_oversubscribe
+    OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET)
+
+if(_mpiexec_oversubscribe EQUAL 0)
+    list(APPEND MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE_ARGS --oversubscribe)
+endif()
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 set(_VALID_GPU OFF)