diff --git a/plumbum/commands/processes.py b/plumbum/commands/processes.py
index 0b764cab0..445d0611e 100644
--- a/plumbum/commands/processes.py
+++ b/plumbum/commands/processes.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ProcessExecutionError(EnvironmentError):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, argv, retcode, stdout, stderr, message=None):
-        super().__init__(argv, retcode, stdout, stderr)
+        super().__init__(self, argv, retcode, stdout, stderr)
         self.message = message
         self.argv = argv
         self.retcode = retcode
diff --git a/tests/test_local.py b/tests/test_local.py
index fedcd833e..27c9439aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/test_local.py
@@ -724,11 +724,6 @@ def test_quoting(self):
             ls("-a", "")  # check that empty strings are rendered correctly
         assert execinfo.value.argv[-2:] == ["-a", ""]
 
-    def test_exceptions(self):
-        with pytest.raises(ProcessExecutionError) as exc_info:
-            local.cmd.false()
-        assert repr(exc_info.value) == "ProcessExecutionError(['/usr/bin/false'], 1)"
-
     def test_tempdir(self):
         with local.tempdir() as dir:
             assert dir.is_dir()