diff --git a/src/server_env_manager.cpp b/src/server_env_manager.cpp
index e6f21fb..f299ba9 100644
--- a/src/server_env_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/server_env_manager.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ bool server_env_manager::run_remote_template_command_and_capture_output(const st
     if (scommand.get_command_to_run().empty())
         return false;
 
-    cMode mode = (silent ? cMode::Silent : cMode::None);
-    mode |= cMode::CaptureOutput;
+    cMode mode = cMode::CaptureOutput | cMode::RawCommand;
     return execute_ssh_command(get_SSH_INFO(), scommand, mode, &output);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/execute.cpp b/src/utils/execute.cpp
index bd25e86..fe081af 100644
--- a/src/utils/execute.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/execute.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ bool execute_local_command(const sCommand & command, cMode mode, std::string * o
 
     if (hasFlag(mode, cMode::CaptureOutput)) {
         ASSERT_MSG(output != nullptr, "Capture output mode requires an output string to be provided");
+        ASSERT_MSG(is_raw(mode), "Capture output mode requires raw command mode");
+        ASSERT_MSG(!hasFlag(mode, cMode::Silent), "Silent mode is not allowed with capture output mode");
         
         return execute_local_command_and_capture_output(command, output, mode);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/execute.hpp b/src/utils/execute.hpp
index d0dba15..a7250d8 100644
--- a/src/utils/execute.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/execute.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ enum class cMode {
     CaptureOutput = 4,
     RawCommand = 8
 };
+enum class cStyle {
+    Safe = 0,
+    Raw = 1
+};
+
+inline cMode operator&(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {return static_cast<cMode>(static_cast<int>(lhs) & static_cast<int>(rhs));}
+inline cMode operator+(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {return static_cast<cMode>(static_cast<int>(lhs) | static_cast<int>(rhs));}
+inline cMode operator-(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {return static_cast<cMode>(static_cast<int>(lhs) & ~static_cast<int>(rhs));}
+inline cMode operator|(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {return static_cast<cMode>(static_cast<int>(lhs) | static_cast<int>(rhs));}
+inline cMode operator|=(cMode & lhs, cMode rhs) {return lhs = lhs | rhs;}
+inline bool hasFlag(cMode mode, cMode flag) {return (mode & flag) == flag;}
+inline bool is_safe(cStyle style) { return style == cStyle::Safe; }
+inline bool is_raw(cStyle style) { return style == cStyle::Raw; }
+inline bool is_raw(cMode mode) { return hasFlag(mode, cMode::RawCommand); }
+inline cStyle getStyle(cMode mode) { return is_raw(mode) ? cStyle::Raw : cStyle::Safe; }
+
 
 typedef struct sSSHInfo {
     std::string host;
@@ -31,15 +47,7 @@ std::string makesafecmd(const std::string& command);
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-enum class cStyle {
-    Safe = 0,
-    Raw = 1
-};
 
-inline cStyle getStyle(cMode mode) { return is_raw(mode) ? cStyle::Raw : cStyle::Safe; }
-inline bool is_safe(cStyle style) { return style == cStyle::Safe; }
-inline bool is_raw(cStyle style) { return style == cStyle::Raw; }
-inline bool is_raw(cMode mode) { return hasFlag(mode, cMode::RawCommand); }
 
 // class to hold a command to run on the remote server.
 class sCommand {
@@ -68,31 +76,6 @@ class sCommand {
 };
 
 
-// Bitwise AND operator for cMode
-inline cMode operator&(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {
-    return static_cast<cMode>(
-        static_cast<int>(lhs) & static_cast<int>(rhs)
-    );
-}
-
-inline bool hasFlag(cMode mode, cMode flag) {
-    return (mode & flag) == flag;
-}
-
-inline cMode operator-(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {
-    return static_cast<cMode>(
-        static_cast<int>(lhs) & ~static_cast<int>(rhs)
-    );
-}
-
-inline cMode operator|(cMode lhs, cMode rhs) {
-    return static_cast<cMode>(static_cast<int>(lhs) | static_cast<int>(rhs));
-}
-
-inline cMode operator|=(cMode & lhs, cMode rhs) {
-    return lhs = lhs | rhs;
-}
-
 } // namespace dropshell