diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7b7dccb6f..af155a906 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.0.1
+
+ * #19: Support for Borg's --remote-path option to use an alternate Borg
+   executable. See sample/config.
+
 1.0.0
 
  * Attic is no longer supported, as there hasn't been any recent development on
diff --git a/borgmatic/borg.py b/borgmatic/borg.py
index adde7cfb6..27c570a8c 100644
--- a/borgmatic/borg.py
+++ b/borgmatic/borg.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def initialize(storage_config, command=COMMAND):
 
 def create_archive(
     excludes_filename, verbosity, storage_config, source_directories, repository, command=COMMAND,
-    one_file_system=None
+    one_file_system=None, remote_path=None,
 ):
     '''
     Given an excludes filename (or None), a vebosity flag, a storage config dict, a space-separated
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def create_archive(
     umask = storage_config.get('umask', None)
     umask_flags = ('--umask', str(umask)) if umask else ()
     one_file_system_flags = ('--one-file-system',) if one_file_system else ()
+    remote_path_flags = ('--remote-path', remote_path) if remote_path else ()
     verbosity_flags = {
         VERBOSITY_SOME: ('--stats',),
         VERBOSITY_LOTS: ('--verbose', '--stats'),
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def create_archive(
             timestamp=datetime.now().isoformat(),
         ),
     ) + sources + exclude_flags + compression_flags + one_file_system_flags + \
-        umask_flags + verbosity_flags
+        remote_path_flags + umask_flags + verbosity_flags
 
     subprocess.check_call(full_command)
 
@@ -79,12 +80,13 @@ def _make_prune_flags(retention_config):
     )
 
 
-def prune_archives(verbosity, repository, retention_config, command=COMMAND):
+def prune_archives(verbosity, repository, retention_config, command=COMMAND, remote_path=None):
     '''
     Given a verbosity flag, a local or remote repository path, a retention config dict, and a
     command to run, prune attic archives according the the retention policy specified in that
     configuration.
     '''
+    remote_path_flags = ('--remote-path', remote_path) if remote_path else ()
     verbosity_flags = {
         VERBOSITY_SOME: ('--stats',),
         VERBOSITY_LOTS: ('--verbose', '--stats'),
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ def prune_archives(verbosity, repository, retention_config, command=COMMAND):
         element
         for pair in _make_prune_flags(retention_config)
         for element in pair
-    ) + verbosity_flags
+    ) + remote_path_flags + verbosity_flags
 
     subprocess.check_call(full_command)
 
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ def _make_check_flags(checks, check_last=None):
     ) + last_flag
 
 
-def check_archives(verbosity, repository, consistency_config, command=COMMAND):
+def check_archives(verbosity, repository, consistency_config, command=COMMAND, remote_path=None):
     '''
     Given a verbosity flag, a local or remote repository path, a consistency config dict, and a
     command to run, check the contained attic archives for consistency.
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ def check_archives(verbosity, repository, consistency_config, command=COMMAND):
     if not checks:
         return
 
+    remote_path_flags = ('--remote-path', remote_path) if remote_path else ()
     verbosity_flags = {
         VERBOSITY_SOME: ('--verbose',),
         VERBOSITY_LOTS: ('--verbose',),
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ def check_archives(verbosity, repository, consistency_config, command=COMMAND):
     full_command = (
         command, 'check',
         repository,
-    ) + _make_check_flags(checks, check_last) + verbosity_flags
+    ) + _make_check_flags(checks, check_last) + remote_path_flags + verbosity_flags
 
     # The check command spews to stdout/stderr even without the verbose flag. Suppress it.
     stdout = None if verbosity_flags else open(os.devnull, 'w')
diff --git a/borgmatic/command.py b/borgmatic/command.py
index 337fc3f5e..bf6713deb 100644
--- a/borgmatic/command.py
+++ b/borgmatic/command.py
@@ -45,13 +45,14 @@ def main():
         args = parse_arguments(*sys.argv[1:])
         config = parse_configuration(args.config_filename, CONFIG_FORMAT)
         repository = config.location['repository']
+        remote_path = config.location['remote_path']
 
         borg.initialize(config.storage)
         borg.create_archive(
             args.excludes_filename, args.verbosity, config.storage, **config.location
         )
-        borg.prune_archives(args.verbosity, repository, config.retention)
-        borg.check_archives(args.verbosity, repository, config.consistency)
+        borg.prune_archives(args.verbosity, repository, config.retention, remote_path=remote_path)
+        borg.check_archives(args.verbosity, repository, config.consistency, remote_path=remote_path)
     except (ValueError, IOError, CalledProcessError) as error:
         print(error, file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/borgmatic/config.py b/borgmatic/config.py
index d7a9a0849..36cb4f407 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_FORMAT = (
         (
             option('source_directories'),
             option('one_file_system', value_type=bool, required=False),
+            option('remote_path', required=False),
             option('repository'),
         ),
     ),
diff --git a/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_borg.py b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_borg.py
index 1c032bbb0..051135711 100644
--- a/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_borg.py
+++ b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_borg.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def test_initialize_with_passphrase_should_set_environment():
 
     try:
         os.environ = {}
-        module.initialize({'encryption_passphrase': 'pass'}, command='attic')
-        assert os.environ.get('ATTIC_PASSPHRASE') == 'pass'
+        module.initialize({'encryption_passphrase': 'pass'}, command='borg')
+        assert os.environ.get('BORG_PASSPHRASE') == 'pass'
     finally:
         os.environ = orig_environ
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def test_initialize_without_passphrase_should_not_set_environment():
 
     try:
         os.environ = {}
-        module.initialize({}, command='attic')
-        assert os.environ.get('ATTIC_PASSPHRASE') == None
+        module.initialize({}, command='borg')
+        assert os.environ.get('BORG_PASSPHRASE') == None
     finally:
         os.environ = orig_environ
 
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ def insert_datetime_mock():
     ).mock
 
 
-CREATE_COMMAND_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES = ('attic', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar')
+CREATE_COMMAND_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES = ('borg', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar')
 CREATE_COMMAND = CREATE_COMMAND_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES + ('--exclude-from', 'excludes')
 
 
-def test_create_archive_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
+def test_create_archive_should_call_borg_with_parameters():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND)
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_create_archive_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_two_spaces_in_source_directories():
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo  bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_none_excludes_filename_should_call_attic_without_excludes():
+def test_create_archive_with_none_excludes_filename_should_call_borg_without_excludes():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES)
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_none_excludes_filename_should_call_attic_without_ex
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_stats_parameter():
+def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_some_should_call_borg_with_stats_parameter():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--stats',))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_stats_paramet
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameter():
+def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_borg_with_verbose_parameter():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--verbose', '--stats'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_param
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_compression_should_call_attic_with_compression_parameters():
+def test_create_archive_with_compression_should_call_borg_with_compression_parameters():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--compression', 'rle'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ def test_create_archive_with_compression_should_call_attic_with_compression_para
         storage_config={'compression': 'rle'},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_one_file_system_should_call_attic_with_one_file_system_parameters():
+def test_create_archive_with_one_file_system_should_call_borg_with_one_file_system_parameters():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--one-file-system',))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -158,12 +158,28 @@ def test_create_archive_with_one_file_system_should_call_attic_with_one_file_sys
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
         one_file_system=True,
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_umask_should_call_attic_with_umask_parameters():
+def test_create_archive_with_remote_path_should_call_borg_with_remote_path_parameters():
+    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'))
+    insert_platform_mock()
+    insert_datetime_mock()
+
+    module.create_archive(
+        excludes_filename='excludes',
+        verbosity=None,
+        storage_config={},
+        source_directories='foo bar',
+        repository='repo',
+        command='borg',
+        remote_path='borg1',
+    )
+
+
+def test_create_archive_with_umask_should_call_borg_with_umask_parameters():
     insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--umask', '740'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
@@ -174,12 +190,12 @@ def test_create_archive_with_umask_should_call_attic_with_umask_parameters():
         storage_config={'umask': 740},
         source_directories='foo bar',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
 def test_create_archive_with_source_directories_glob_expands():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('attic', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'food'))
+    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'food'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('glob').with_args('foo*').and_return(['foo', 'food'])
@@ -190,12 +206,12 @@ def test_create_archive_with_source_directories_glob_expands():
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo*',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
 def test_create_archive_with_non_matching_source_directories_glob_passes_through():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('attic', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo*'))
+    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo*'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('glob').with_args('foo*').and_return([])
@@ -206,12 +222,12 @@ def test_create_archive_with_non_matching_source_directories_glob_passes_through
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo*',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_create_archive_with_glob_should_call_attic_with_expanded_directories():
-    insert_subprocess_mock(('attic', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'food'))
+def test_create_archive_with_glob_should_call_borg_with_expanded_directories():
+    insert_subprocess_mock(('borg', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'food'))
     insert_platform_mock()
     insert_datetime_mock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('glob').with_args('foo*').and_return(['foo', 'food'])
@@ -222,7 +238,7 @@ def test_create_archive_with_glob_should_call_attic_with_expanded_directories():
         storage_config={},
         source_directories='foo*',
         repository='repo',
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
@@ -248,11 +264,11 @@ def test_make_prune_flags_should_return_flags_from_config():
 
 
 PRUNE_COMMAND = (
-    'attic', 'prune', 'repo', '--keep-daily', '1', '--keep-weekly', '2', '--keep-monthly', '3',
+    'borg', 'prune', 'repo', '--keep-daily', '1', '--keep-weekly', '2', '--keep-monthly', '3',
 )
 
 
-def test_prune_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
+def test_prune_archives_should_call_borg_with_parameters():
     retention_config = flexmock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
         BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
@@ -263,11 +279,11 @@ def test_prune_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
         verbosity=None,
         repository='repo',
         retention_config=retention_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_stats_parameter():
+def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_borg_with_stats_parameter():
     retention_config = flexmock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
         BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
@@ -278,11 +294,11 @@ def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_stats_paramet
         repository='repo',
         verbosity=VERBOSITY_SOME,
         retention_config=retention_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameter():
+def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_borg_with_verbose_parameter():
     retention_config = flexmock()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
         BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
@@ -293,7 +309,22 @@ def test_prune_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_param
         repository='repo',
         verbosity=VERBOSITY_LOTS,
         retention_config=retention_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
+    )
+
+def test_prune_archive_with_remote_path_should_call_borg_with_remote_path_parameters():
+    retention_config = flexmock()
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
+        BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
+    )
+    insert_subprocess_mock(PRUNE_COMMAND + ('--remote-path', 'borg1'))
+
+    module.prune_archives(
+        verbosity=None,
+        repository='repo',
+        retention_config=retention_config,
+        command='borg',
+        remote_path='borg1',
     )
 
 
@@ -345,7 +376,7 @@ def test_make_check_flags_with_last_returns_last_flag():
     assert flags == ('--last', 3)
 
 
-def test_check_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
+def test_check_archives_should_call_borg_with_parameters():
     checks = flexmock()
     check_last = flexmock()
     consistency_config = flexmock().should_receive('get').and_return(check_last).mock
@@ -353,7 +384,7 @@ def test_check_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_check_flags').with_args(checks, check_last).and_return(())
     stdout = flexmock()
     insert_subprocess_mock(
-        ('attic', 'check', 'repo'),
+        ('borg', 'check', 'repo'),
         stdout=stdout, stderr=STDOUT,
     )
     insert_platform_mock()
@@ -365,16 +396,16 @@ def test_check_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
         verbosity=None,
         repository='repo',
         consistency_config=consistency_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameter():
+def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_borg_with_verbose_parameter():
     consistency_config = flexmock().should_receive('get').and_return(None).mock
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_parse_checks').and_return(flexmock())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_check_flags').and_return(())
     insert_subprocess_mock(
-        ('attic', 'check', 'repo', '--verbose'),
+        ('borg', 'check', 'repo', '--verbose'),
         stdout=None, stderr=STDOUT,
     )
     insert_platform_mock()
@@ -384,16 +415,16 @@ def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_some_should_call_attic_with_verbose_param
         verbosity=VERBOSITY_SOME,
         repository='repo',
         consistency_config=consistency_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
-def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameter():
+def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_borg_with_verbose_parameter():
     consistency_config = flexmock().should_receive('get').and_return(None).mock
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_parse_checks').and_return(flexmock())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_check_flags').and_return(())
     insert_subprocess_mock(
-        ('attic', 'check', 'repo', '--verbose'),
+        ('borg', 'check', 'repo', '--verbose'),
         stdout=None, stderr=STDOUT,
     )
     insert_platform_mock()
@@ -403,7 +434,7 @@ def test_check_archives_with_verbosity_lots_should_call_attic_with_verbose_param
         verbosity=VERBOSITY_LOTS,
         repository='repo',
         consistency_config=consistency_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
     )
 
 
@@ -416,5 +447,30 @@ def test_check_archives_without_any_checks_should_bail():
         verbosity=None,
         repository='repo',
         consistency_config=consistency_config,
-        command='attic',
+        command='borg',
+    )
+
+
+def test_check_archives_with_remote_path_should_call_borg_with_remote_path_parameters():
+    checks = flexmock()
+    check_last = flexmock()
+    consistency_config = flexmock().should_receive('get').and_return(check_last).mock
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_parse_checks').and_return(checks)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_check_flags').with_args(checks, check_last).and_return(())
+    stdout = flexmock()
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
+        ('borg', 'check', 'repo', '--remote-path', 'borg1'),
+        stdout=stdout, stderr=STDOUT,
+    )
+    insert_platform_mock()
+    insert_datetime_mock()
+    builtins_mock().should_receive('open').and_return(stdout)
+    flexmock(module.os).should_receive('devnull')
+
+    module.check_archives(
+        verbosity=None,
+        repository='repo',
+        consistency_config=consistency_config,
+        command='borg',
+        remote_path='borg1',
     )
diff --git a/sample/config b/sample/config
index acea8d7cc..f081e4c4f 100644
--- a/sample/config
+++ b/sample/config
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 # Globs are expanded.
 source_directories: /home /etc /var/log/syslog*
 
-# For Borg only, you can specify to stay in same file system (do not cross
-# mount points).
+# Stay in same file system (do not cross mount points).
 #one_file_system: True
 
+# Alternate Borg remote executable (defaults to "borg"):
+#remote_path: borg1
+
 # Path to local or remote repository.
 repository: user@backupserver:sourcehostname.borg
 
@@ -14,10 +16,12 @@ repository: user@backupserver:sourcehostname.borg
 # Passphrase to unlock the encryption key with. Only use on repositories that
 # were initialized with passphrase/repokey encryption.
 #encryption_passphrase: foo
+
 # Type of compression to use when creating archives. See
 # https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/stable/usage.html#borg-create
 # for details. Defaults to no compression.
 #compression: lz4
+
 # Umask to be used for borg create.
 #umask: 0740
 
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ keep_daily: 7
 keep_weekly: 4
 keep_monthly: 6
 keep_yearly: 1
+
 #prefix: sourcehostname
 
 [consistency]
@@ -38,5 +43,6 @@ keep_yearly: 1
 # checks. See https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/stable/usage.html#borg-check
 # for details.
 checks: repository archives
+
 # Restrict the number of checked archives to the last n.
 #check_last: 3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 19c1c6032..91d6f38f3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '1.0.0'
+VERSION = '1.0.1'
 
 
 setup(