3 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/hugolib/js_test.go b/hugolib/js_test.go
index fbbd335b3..8d8e015a6 100644
--- a/hugolib/js_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/js_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ package hugolib
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/hexec"
+
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/htesting"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -125,7 +126,9 @@ TS: {{ template "print" $ts }}
 
 	b.WithSourceFile("assets/js/included.js", includedJS)
 
-	out, err := exec.Command("npm", "install").CombinedOutput()
+	cmd, err := hexec.SafeCommand("npm", "install")
+	b.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	b.Assert(err, qt.IsNil, qt.Commentf(string(out)))
 
 	b.Build(BuildCfg{})
@@ -193,7 +196,8 @@ require github.com/gohugoio/hugoTestProjectJSModImports v0.5.0 // indirect
 }`)
 
 	b.Assert(os.Chdir(workDir), qt.IsNil)
-	_, err = exec.Command("npm", "install").CombinedOutput()
+	cmd, _ := hexec.SafeCommand("npm", "install")
+	_, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	b.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	b.Build(BuildCfg{})
diff --git a/hugolib/resource_chain_babel_test.go b/hugolib/resource_chain_babel_test.go
index e56c037f1..da03c83c7 100644
--- a/hugolib/resource_chain_babel_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/resource_chain_babel_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ package hugolib
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/hexec"
+
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/htesting"
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ Transpiled: {{ $transpiled.Content | safeJS }}
 	b.WithSourceFile("babel.config.js", babelConfig)
 
 	b.Assert(os.Chdir(workDir), qt.IsNil)
-	_, err = exec.Command("npm", "install").CombinedOutput()
+	cmd, _ := hexec.SafeCommand("npm", "install")
+	_, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	b.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	b.Build(BuildCfg{})
diff --git a/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go b/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
index 4f93115f9..b5baa4d0b 100644
--- a/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
+
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/hexec"
+
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/herrors"
@@ -930,7 +932,8 @@ class-in-b {
 	b.WithSourceFile("postcss.config.js", postcssConfig)
 
 	b.Assert(os.Chdir(workDir), qt.IsNil)
-	_, err = exec.Command("npm", "install").CombinedOutput()
+	cmd, err := hexec.SafeCommand("npm", "install")
+	_, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	b.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	b.Build(BuildCfg{})