diff --git a/src/utils/execute.cpp b/src/utils/execute.cpp
index 3353e28..6a3f367 100644
--- a/src/utils/execute.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/execute.cpp
@@ -139,14 +139,15 @@ std::string sCommand::construct_cmd(cStyle style) const
         return "";
     
     std::string cmdstr;
+    cmdstr += "bash -c '";
+
+    if (!mDir.empty())
+        cmdstr += "cd " + quote(mDir) + " && ";
+
     for (const auto& env_var : mVars) {
         cmdstr += env_var.first + "=" + quote(dequote(trim(env_var.second))) + " ";
     }
 
-    cmdstr += "bash -c '";
-    if (!mDir.empty())
-        cmdstr += "cd " + quote(mDir) + " && ";
-
     cmdstr += mCmd;
 
     cmdstr += "'";