diff --git a/infra/config/recipes.cfg b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
index a8295534f..d7328357f 100644
--- a/infra/config/recipes.cfg
+++ b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "deps": {
     "recipe_engine": {
       "branch": "master",
-      "revision": "a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb",
+      "revision": "59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4",
       "url": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git"
     }
   },
diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index b5594e250..b091dc418 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -804,16 +804,16 @@ Move things around in a loop!
 
 — **def [RunSteps](/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/examples/full.py#17)(api):**
 
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/source_manifest]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-source_manifest
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
-[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/a1a47c8bf997d1f069a3ee088ffa7303a1f8a7cb/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#1006
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/source_manifest]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-source_manifest
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
+[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/59ce6b333bae640882c70e5eb79a3f37662925f4/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#1006
diff --git a/recipes/recipes.py b/recipes/recipes.py
index fe6589d6f..d726c6897 100755
--- a/recipes/recipes.py
+++ b/recipes/recipes.py
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ def parse(repo_root, recipes_cfg_path):
     raise MalformedRecipesCfg(ex.message, recipes_cfg_path)
 
 
-GIT = 'git.bat' if sys.platform.startswith(('win', 'cygwin')) else 'git'
+_BAT = '.bat' if sys.platform.startswith(('win', 'cygwin')) else ''
+GIT = 'git' + _BAT
+VPYTHON = 'vpython' + _BAT
 
 
 def _subprocess_call(argv, **kwargs):
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ def main():
   engine_path = checkout_engine(engine_override, repo_root, recipes_cfg_path)
 
   return _subprocess_call([
-      sys.executable, '-u',
+      VPYTHON, '-u',
       os.path.join(engine_path, 'recipes.py')] + args)