diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
index 795343c22..a1e51e7f1 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.oldrc = (n.oldrc || false).toString();
         var node = this;
 
-        var cleanup = function(p) {
+        var execOpt = {encoding:'binary', maxBuffer:10000000};
+	if (process.platform === 'linux' && fs.existsSync('/bin/bash')) { execOpt.shell = '/bin/bash'; }
+	    
+	var cleanup = function(p) {
             node.activeProcesses[p].kill();
             //node.status({fill:"red",shape:"dot",text:"timeout"});
             //node.error("Exec node timeout");
@@ -123,8 +126,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     });
                 }
                 else {
-                    var execOpt = {encoding:'binary', maxBuffer:10000000};
-					if (process.platform === 'linux' && fs.existsSync('/bin/bash')) { execOpt.shell = '/bin/bash'; }
                     var cl = node.cmd;
                     if ((node.addpay === true) && msg.hasOwnProperty("payload")) { cl += " "+msg.payload; }
                     if (node.append.trim() !== "") { cl += " "+node.append; }