diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Admin.js b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Admin.js
index e4a4f9d14b..a239825e62 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Admin.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Admin.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const path = require('path');
-const exec = require('child_process').execSync;
+const exec = require('child_process').spawnSync;
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 /**
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
       strapi.reload.isWatching = false;
 
       strapi.log.info(`Installing ${plugin}...`);
-
-      exec(`node "${strapiBin}" install ${plugin} ${port === '4000' ? '--dev' : ''}`);
+      exec('node', [strapiBin, 'install', plugin, (port === '4000') ? '--dev' : '']);
 
       ctx.send({ ok: true });
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
       strapi.reload.isWatching = false;
 
       strapi.log.info(`Uninstalling ${plugin}...`);
-      exec(`node "${strapiBin}" uninstall ${plugin}`);
+      exec('node', [strapiBin, 'uninstall', plugin]);
 
       ctx.send({ ok: true });
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/package.json b/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
index a918c9edf7..b5778e1491 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@
     "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/services/SettingsManager.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/services/SettingsManager.js
index 7e104de4e9..3945a3eeda 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/services/SettingsManager.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/services/SettingsManager.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const exec = require('child_process').execSync;
+const exec = require('child_process').spawnSync;
 
 module.exports = {
   menu: {
@@ -901,12 +901,12 @@ module.exports = {
 
     if (connector && !installedConnector) {
       strapi.log.info(`Installing ${connector} dependency ...`);
-      exec(`npm install ${connector}@alpha`);
+      exec('npm', ['install', `${connector}@alpha`]);
     }
 
     if (client && !installedClient) {
       strapi.log.info(`Installing ${client} dependency ...`);
-      exec(`npm install ${client}`);
+      exec('npm', ['install', client]);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-install.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-install.js
index 156266ca4a..5571ae845b 100755
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-install.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-install.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = function (plugin, cliArguments) {
 
     if (!isStrapiInstalledWithNPM) {
       // Create the directory yarn doesn't do it it
-      shell.exec(`mkdir ${pluginPath}`);
+      shell.exec('mkdir', [pluginPath]);
       // Add a package.json so it installs the dependencies
       shell.touch(`${pluginPath}/package.json`);
       fs.writeFileSync(`${pluginPath}/package.json`, JSON.stringify({}), 'utf8');