diff --git a/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands.go b/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands.go
index e21ec2bab..9a57ed891 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands.go
@@ -82,15 +82,16 @@ func PrepareCommands(cmds []PlatformCommand, expandArgs bool, extraArgs []string
 	if len(cmdParts) == 0 || cmdParts[0] == "" {
 		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("no plugin command is applicable")
 	}
-
-	main := os.Expand(cmdParts[0], func(key string) string {
+	envMappingFunc := func(key string) string {
 		return env[key]
-	})
+	}
+
+	main := os.Expand(cmdParts[0], envMappingFunc)
 	baseArgs := []string{}
 	if len(cmdParts) > 1 {
 		for _, cmdPart := range cmdParts[1:] {
 			if expandArgs {
-				baseArgs = append(baseArgs, os.ExpandEnv(cmdPart))
+				baseArgs = append(baseArgs, os.Expand(cmdPart, envMappingFunc))
 			} else {
 				baseArgs = append(baseArgs, cmdPart)
 			}
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func PrepareCommands(cmds []PlatformCommand, expandArgs bool, extraArgs []string
 
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if expandArgs {
-			baseArgs = append(baseArgs, os.ExpandEnv(arg))
+			baseArgs = append(baseArgs, os.Expand(arg, envMappingFunc))
 		} else {
 			baseArgs = append(baseArgs, arg)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands_test.go b/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands_test.go
index c1eba7a55..8e9c1663e 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands_test.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/subprocess_commands_test.go
@@ -224,16 +224,19 @@ func TestPrepareCommandsNoCommands(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrepareCommandsExpand(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("TEST", "test")
 	cmdMain := "sh"
-	cmdArgs := []string{"-c", "echo \"${TEST}\""}
+	cmdArgs := []string{"-c", "echo \"${TESTX}${TESTY}\""}
 	cmds := []PlatformCommand{
 		{OperatingSystem: "", Architecture: "", Command: cmdMain, Args: cmdArgs},
 	}
 
-	expectedArgs := []string{"-c", "echo \"test\""}
+	expectedArgs := []string{"-c", "echo \"testxtesty\""}
+
+	env := map[string]string{
+		"TESTX": "testx",
+		"TESTY": "testy",
+	}
 
-	env := map[string]string{}
 	cmd, args, err := PrepareCommands(cmds, true, []string{}, env)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -247,14 +250,16 @@ func TestPrepareCommandsExpand(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrepareCommandsNoExpand(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("TEST", "test")
 	cmdMain := "sh"
 	cmdArgs := []string{"-c", "echo \"${TEST}\""}
 	cmds := []PlatformCommand{
 		{OperatingSystem: "", Architecture: "", Command: cmdMain, Args: cmdArgs},
 	}
 
-	env := map[string]string{}
+	env := map[string]string{
+		"TEST": "test",
+	}
+
 	cmd, args, err := PrepareCommands(cmds, false, []string{}, env)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)