diff --git a/metrics.py b/metrics.py
index 7b8d04a43..84d775e4f 100644
--- a/metrics.py
+++ b/metrics.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import contextlib
 import functools
 import json
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ except ImportError:  # For Py3 compatibility
 import detect_host_arch
 import gclient_utils
 import metrics_utils
+import subprocess2
 
 
 DEPOT_TOOLS = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class MetricsCollector(object):
     # We invoke a subprocess, and use stdin.write instead of communicate(),
     # so that we are able to return immediately, leaving the upload running in
     # the background.
-    p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, UPLOAD_SCRIPT], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+    p = subprocess2.Popen(['vpython3', UPLOAD_SCRIPT], stdin=subprocess2.PIPE)
     p.stdin.write(json.dumps(self._reported_metrics).encode('utf-8'))
 
   def _collect_metrics(self, func, command_name, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/metrics_test.py b/tests/metrics_test.py
index 8d2863337..5e2a0885a 100644
--- a/tests/metrics_test.py
+++ b/tests/metrics_test.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class MetricsCollectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
     # version.
     mock.patch('metrics.metrics_utils.CURRENT_VERSION', 0).start()
     mock.patch('metrics.urllib', self.urllib).start()
-    mock.patch('metrics.subprocess.Popen', self.Popen).start()
+    mock.patch('metrics.subprocess2.Popen', self.Popen).start()
     mock.patch('metrics.gclient_utils.FileWrite', self.FileWrite).start()
     mock.patch('metrics.gclient_utils.FileRead', self.FileRead).start()
     mock.patch('metrics.metrics_utils.print_notice', self.print_notice).start()
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class MetricsCollectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
     self.default_metrics.update(update_metrics or {})
     # Assert we invoked the script to upload them.
     self.Popen.assert_called_with(
-        [sys.executable, metrics.UPLOAD_SCRIPT], stdin=metrics.subprocess.PIPE)
+        ['vpython3', metrics.UPLOAD_SCRIPT], stdin=metrics.subprocess2.PIPE)
     # Assert we collected the right metrics.
     write_call = self.Popen.return_value.stdin.write.call_args
     collected_metrics = json.loads(write_call[0][0])