diff --git a/webhook.cjs b/webhook.cjs
index 04fc41a..d04d421 100644
--- a/webhook.cjs
+++ b/webhook.cjs
@@ -117,26 +117,68 @@ function verifySignature(rawBody, signature) {
   )
 }
 
+function executableExists(filePath) {
+  try {
+    return fs.existsSync(filePath) && fs.statSync(filePath).isFile()
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
+function cargoCommand() {
+  if (process.env.CARGO && executableExists(process.env.CARGO)) return process.env.CARGO
+
+  const homeCargo = path.join(os.homedir(), '.cargo', 'bin', process.platform === 'win32' ? 'cargo.exe' : 'cargo')
+  if (executableExists(homeCargo)) return homeCargo
+
+  for (const candidate of [
+    '/usr/local/cargo/bin/cargo',
+    '/usr/local/bin/cargo',
+    '/usr/bin/cargo',
+  ]) {
+    if (executableExists(candidate)) return candidate
+  }
+
+  return process.platform === 'win32' ? 'cargo.exe' : 'cargo'
+}
+
 function commandFor(command) {
+  if (command === 'cargo') return cargoCommand()
   if (process.platform !== 'win32') return command
   if (command === 'npm') return 'npm.cmd'
   if (command === 'pm2') return 'pm2.cmd'
   return command
 }
 
+function commandNotFoundMessage(command) {
+  if (command !== 'cargo') return `${command} was not found`
+  return [
+    'cargo was not found by the deploy webhook',
+    'Install Rust on the host, or set CARGO to the absolute cargo binary path',
+    `Checked PATH plus ${path.join(os.homedir(), '.cargo', 'bin', process.platform === 'win32' ? 'cargo.exe' : 'cargo')}`,
+  ].join('. ')
+}
+
 function run(command, args, options = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const label = [command, ...args].join(' ')
     console.log(`deploy step started: ${label}`)
 
-    const child = spawn(commandFor(command), args, {
+    const resolvedCommand = commandFor(command)
+    const child = spawn(resolvedCommand, args, {
       cwd: __dirname,
       env: { ...process.env, ...options.env },
       shell: process.platform === 'win32',
       stdio: 'inherit',
     })
 
-    child.on('error', reject)
+    child.on('error', (error) => {
+      if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+        reject(new Error(commandNotFoundMessage(command)))
+        return
+      }
+      reject(error)
+    })
     child.on('exit', (code) => {
       if (code === 0) {
         console.log(`deploy step completed: ${label}`)