diff --git a/lib/resolveTaskFn.js b/lib/resolveTaskFn.js
index 44c23db89..e0caf8948 100644
--- a/lib/resolveTaskFn.js
+++ b/lib/resolveTaskFn.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const chalk = require('chalk')
+const { parseArgsStringToArgv } = require('string-argv')
 const dedent = require('dedent')
 const execa = require('execa')
 const symbols = require('log-symbols')
@@ -66,13 +67,14 @@ function makeErr(linter, result, context = {}) {
  * @returns {function(): Promise<Array<string>>}
  */
 module.exports = function resolveTaskFn({ command, files, gitDir, isFn, relative, shell = false }) {
-  const cmd = isFn ? command : `${command} ${files.join(' ')}`
+  const [cmd, ...args] = parseArgsStringToArgv(command)
   debug('cmd:', cmd)
+  debug('args:', args)
 
   const execaOptions = { preferLocal: true, reject: false, shell }
   if (relative) {
     execaOptions.cwd = process.cwd()
-  } else if (/^git(\.exe)?/i.test(command) && gitDir !== process.cwd()) {
+  } else if (/^git(\.exe)?/i.test(cmd) && gitDir !== process.cwd()) {
     // Only use gitDir as CWD if we are using the git binary
     // e.g `npm` should run tasks in the actual CWD
     execaOptions.cwd = gitDir
@@ -80,12 +82,15 @@ module.exports = function resolveTaskFn({ command, files, gitDir, isFn, relative
   debug('execaOptions:', execaOptions)
 
   return async ctx => {
-    const result = await execa.command(cmd, execaOptions)
+    const promise = shell
+      ? execa.command(isFn ? command : `${command} ${files.join(' ')}`, execaOptions)
+      : execa(cmd, isFn ? args : args.concat(files), execaOptions)
+    const result = await promise
 
     if (result.failed || result.killed || result.signal != null) {
-      throw makeErr(command, result, ctx)
+      throw makeErr(cmd, result, ctx)
     }
 
-    return successMsg(command)
+    return successMsg(cmd)
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f14aca50..f5c669df0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "micromatch": "^4.0.2",
     "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.2.0",
+    "string-argv": "0.3.1",
     "stringify-object": "^3.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index ebf095066..adcb57ecc 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exports[`lintStaged should exit with code 1 on linter errors 1`] = `
 ERROR 
 
 
-× node -e \\"process.exit(1)\\" found some errors. Please fix them and try committing again."
+× node found some errors. Please fix them and try committing again."
 `;
 
 exports[`lintStaged should load an npm config package when specified 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/runAll.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/runAll.spec.js.snap
index 29ac4200d..23c713ac5 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/runAll.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/runAll.spec.js.snap
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LOG {
   name: 'ListrError',
   errors: [
     {
-      privateMsg: '\\\\n\\\\n\\\\n× echo \\"sample\\" found some errors. Please fix them and try committing again.\\\\n\\\\nLinter finished with error',
+      privateMsg: '\\\\n\\\\n\\\\n× echo found some errors. Please fix them and try committing again.\\\\n\\\\nLinter finished with error',
       context: {taskError: true}
     }
   ],
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ LOG {
   name: 'ListrError',
   errors: [
     {
-      privateMsg: '\\\\n\\\\n\\\\n‼ echo \\"sample\\" was terminated with SIGINT',
+      privateMsg: '\\\\n\\\\n\\\\n‼ echo was terminated with SIGINT',
       context: {taskError: true}
     }
   ],
diff --git a/test/makeCmdTasks.spec.js b/test/makeCmdTasks.spec.js
index 393f820b2..88d675482 100644
--- a/test/makeCmdTasks.spec.js
+++ b/test/makeCmdTasks.spec.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('makeCmdTasks', () => {
     expect(taskPromise).toBeInstanceOf(Promise)
     await taskPromise
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('test test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('test', ['test.js'], {
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
       shell: false
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('makeCmdTasks', () => {
     expect(taskPromise).toBeInstanceOf(Promise)
     await taskPromise
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('test2 test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('test2', ['test.js'], {
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
       shell: false
diff --git a/test/resolveTaskFn.spec.js b/test/resolveTaskFn.spec.js
index bcfefc7dc..04612d5a2 100644
--- a/test/resolveTaskFn.spec.js
+++ b/test/resolveTaskFn.spec.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
 
     await taskFn()
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('node --arg=true ./myscript.js test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('node', ['--arg=true', './myscript.js', 'test.js'], {
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
       shell: false
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
 
     await taskFn()
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('node --arg=true ./myscript.js test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('node', ['--arg=true', './myscript.js', 'test.js'], {
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
       shell: false
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
 
     await taskFn()
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('git diff test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('git', ['diff', 'test.js'], {
       cwd: '../',
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
 
     await taskFn()
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('jest test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('jest', ['test.js'], {
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
       shell: false
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
 
     await taskFn()
     expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('git diff test.js', {
+    expect(execa).lastCalledWith('git', ['diff', 'test.js'], {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       preferLocal: true,
       reject: false,
diff --git a/test/resolveTaskFn.unmocked.spec.js b/test/resolveTaskFn.unmocked.spec.js
index e41589ba8..c2141a471 100644
--- a/test/resolveTaskFn.unmocked.spec.js
+++ b/test/resolveTaskFn.unmocked.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ describe('resolveTaskFn', () => {
       shell: true
     })
 
-    await expect(taskFn()).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"√ node -e \\"process.exit(1)\\" || echo $? passed!"`
-    )
+    await expect(taskFn()).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"√ node passed!"`)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/runAll.unmocked.spec.js b/test/runAll.unmocked.spec.js
index 2d6f01cbd..36d60fcb1 100644
--- a/test/runAll.unmocked.spec.js
+++ b/test/runAll.unmocked.spec.js
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ describe('runAll', () => {
 
   it('Should commit entire staged file when no errors from linter', async () => {
     // Stage pretty file
-    await appendFile('test.js', testJsFilePretty)
-    await execGit(['add', 'test.js'])
+    await appendFile('test file.js', testJsFilePretty)
+    await execGit(['add', 'test file.js'])
 
     // Run lint-staged with `prettier --list-different` and commit pretty file
     await gitCommit({ config: { '*.js': 'prettier --list-different' } })
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('runAll', () => {
     // Nothing is wrong, so a new commit is created
     expect(await execGit(['rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD'])).toEqual('2')
     expect(await execGit(['log', '-1', '--pretty=%B'])).toMatch('test')
-    expect(await readFile('test.js')).toEqual(testJsFilePretty)
+    expect(await readFile('test file.js')).toEqual(testJsFilePretty)
   })
 
   it('Should commit entire staged file when no errors and linter modifies file', async () => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 52477acca..319b483d9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5305,6 +5305,11 @@ stealthy-require@^1.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stealthy-require/-/stealthy-require-1.1.1.tgz#35b09875b4ff49f26a777e509b3090a3226bf24b"
   integrity sha1-NbCYdbT/SfJqd35QmzCQoyJr8ks=
 
+string-argv@0.3.1:
+  version "0.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-argv/-/string-argv-0.3.1.tgz#95e2fbec0427ae19184935f816d74aaa4c5c19da"
+  integrity sha512-a1uQGz7IyVy9YwhqjZIZu1c8JO8dNIe20xBmSS6qu9kv++k3JGzCVmprbNN5Kn+BgzD5E7YYwg1CcjuJMRNsvg==
+
 string-length@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-length/-/string-length-2.0.0.tgz#d40dbb686a3ace960c1cffca562bf2c45f8363ed"