diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dostalgia/ExecutableDetector.java b/src/main/java/org/dostalgia/ExecutableDetector.java
index f8f2fee..ea0b4b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dostalgia/ExecutableDetector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dostalgia/ExecutableDetector.java
@@ -105,7 +105,13 @@ public class ExecutableDetector {
         });
 
         if (candidates.isEmpty()) return null;
-        candidates.sort(Comparator.comparingInt(Candidate::depth).thenComparingLong(Candidate::size));
+        candidates.sort(Comparator
+            .<Candidate, Integer>comparingInt(c -> {
+                String n = c.path().toLowerCase();
+                return n.endsWith(".bat") ? 1 : 0;  // prefer .exe/.com over .bat
+            })
+            .thenComparingInt(Candidate::depth)
+            .thenComparingLong(Candidate::size));
         return candidates.getFirst().path();
     }