diff --git a/manifests/kube_addons.pp b/manifests/kube_addons.pp
index a050a1fe..6d0684f9 100644
--- a/manifests/kube_addons.pp
+++ b/manifests/kube_addons.pp
@@ -27,37 +27,26 @@
   $exec_onlyif = 'kubectl get nodes'
 
   if $cni_rbac_binding {
-    $binding_command = ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_rbac_binding]
-    $binding_unless = 'kubectl get clusterrole | grep calico'
-
     exec { 'Install calico rbac bindings':
       environment => $env,
-      command     => $binding_command,
+      command     => ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_rbac_binding],
       onlyif      => $exec_onlyif,
-      unless      => $binding_unless,
+      unless      => 'kubectl get clusterrole | grep calico',
     }
   }
 
   if $cni_network_provider {
     if $cni_provider == 'calico-tigera' {
       if $cni_network_preinstall {
-        $preinstall_command = ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_network_preinstall]
-        $preinstall_unless = 'kubectl -n tigera-operator get deployments | egrep "^tigera-operator"'
-
         exec { 'Install cni network (preinstall)':
-          command     => $preinstall_command,
+          command     => ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_network_preinstall],
           onlyif      => $exec_onlyif,
-          unless      => $preinstall_unless,
+          unless      => 'kubectl -n tigera-operator get deployments | egrep "^tigera-operator"',
           environment => $env,
           before      => Exec['Install cni network provider'],
         }
       }
-      # Removing Calico_installation_path variable as it doesnt seem to apport any extra value here.
-      $calico_installation_path = '/etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml'
-      $path_command = 'kubectl apply -f /etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml'
-      $path_unless = 'kubectl -n calico-system get daemonset | egrep "^calico-node"'
-
-      file { $calico_installation_path:
+      file { '/etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml':
         ensure  => 'present',
         group   => 'root',
         mode    => '0400',
@@ -66,51 +55,42 @@
         source  => $cni_network_provider,
       } -> file_line { 'Configure calico ipPools.cidr':
         ensure   => present,
-        path     => $calico_installation_path,
+        path     => '/etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml',
         match    => '      cidr:',
         line     => "      cidr: ${cni_pod_cidr}",
         multiple => false,
         replace  => true,
       } -> exec { 'Install cni network provider':
-        command     => $path_command,
+        command     => 'kubectl apply -f /etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml',
         onlyif      => $exec_onlyif,
-        unless      => $path_unless,
+        unless      => 'kubectl -n calico-system get daemonset | egrep "^calico-node"',
         environment => $env,
       }
     } else {
-      $provider_command = ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_network_provider]
-      $provider_unless = 'kubectl -n kube-system get daemonset | egrep "(flannel|weave|calico-node|cilium)"'
-
       exec { 'Install cni network provider':
-        command     => $provider_command,
+        command     => ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $cni_network_provider],
         onlyif      => $exec_onlyif,
-        unless      => $provider_unless,
+        unless      => 'kubectl -n kube-system get daemonset | egrep "(flannel|weave|calico-node|cilium)"',
         environment => $env,
       }
     }
   }
 
   if $schedule_on_controller {
-    $schedule_command = ['kubectl', 'taint', 'nodes', $node_name, 'node-role.kubernetes.io/master-']
-    $schedule_onlyif = "kubectl describe nodes ${node_name} | tr -s ' ' | grep 'Taints: node-role.kubernetes.io/master:NoSchedule'"
-
     exec { 'schedule on controller':
-      command => $schedule_command,
-      onlyif  => $schedule_onlyif,
+      command => "kubectl taint nodes ${node_name} node-role.kubernetes.io/master-",
+      onlyif  => "kubectl describe nodes ${node_name} | tr -s ' ' | grep 'Taints: node-role.kubernetes.io/master:NoSchedule'",
     }
   }
 
   if $install_dashboard {
-    $dashboard_command = ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $dashboard_url]
-    $dashboard_unless = [
-      'kubectl get pods --field-selector="status.phase=Running" -n kubernetes-dashboard | grep kubernetes-dashboard-',
-      'kubectl get pods --field-selector="status.phase=Running" -n kube-system | grep kubernetes-dashboard-'
-    ]
-
     exec { 'Install Kubernetes dashboard':
-      command     => $dashboard_command,
+      command     => ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', $dashboard_url],
       onlyif      => $exec_onlyif,
-      unless      => $dashboard_unless,
+      unless      => [
+        'kubectl get pods --field-selector="status.phase=Running" -n kubernetes-dashboard | grep kubernetes-dashboard-',
+        'kubectl get pods --field-selector="status.phase=Running" -n kube-system | grep kubernetes-dashboard-',
+      ],
       environment => $env,
     }
   }
diff --git a/manifests/kubeadm_init.pp b/manifests/kubeadm_init.pp
index 8d81a5b3..a2172d1a 100644
--- a/manifests/kubeadm_init.pp
+++ b/manifests/kubeadm_init.pp
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@
       skip_phases             => $skip_phases,
   })
 
-  $exec_init = ['kubeadm', 'init', $kubeadm_init_flags]
-  $unless_init = "kubectl get nodes | grep ${node_name}"
   exec { 'kubeadm init':
-    command     => $exec_init,
+    command     => "kubeadm init ${kubeadm_init_flags}",
     environment => $env,
     path        => $path,
     logoutput   => true,
     timeout     => 0,
-    unless      => $unless_init,
+    unless      => "kubectl get nodes | grep ${node_name}",
   }
 
   # This prevents a known race condition https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/66689
diff --git a/manifests/kubeadm_join.pp b/manifests/kubeadm_join.pp
index a2d25c89..030d8edf 100644
--- a/manifests/kubeadm_join.pp
+++ b/manifests/kubeadm_join.pp
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@
     }
   }
 
-  $exec_join = ['kubeadm', 'join', $kubeadm_join_flags]
-  $unless_join = "kubectl get nodes | grep ${node_name}"
-
   exec { 'kubeadm join':
-    command     => $exec_join,
+    command     => "kubeadm join ${kubeadm_join_flags}",
     environment => $env,
     path        => $path,
     logoutput   => true,
     timeout     => 0,
-    unless      => $unless_join,
+    unless      => "kubectl get nodes | grep ${node_name}",
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/packages.pp b/manifests/packages.pp
index 3f14b9df..e54371c4 100644
--- a/manifests/packages.pp
+++ b/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -60,13 +60,10 @@
   $kube_packages = ['kubelet', 'kubectl', 'kubeadm']
 
   if $disable_swap {
-    $command = ['swapoff', '-a']
-    $unless = [['awk', '"{ if (NR > 1) exit 1}"', '/proc/swaps']]
-
     exec { 'disable swap':
       path    => ['/usr/sbin/', '/usr/bin', '/bin', '/sbin'],
-      command => $command,
-      unless  => $unless,
+      command => 'swapoff -a',
+      unless  => "awk '{ if (NR > 1) exit 1}' /proc/swaps",
     }
     file_line { 'remove swap in /etc/fstab':
       ensure            => absent,
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 6418d382..507acf58 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
     ensure => directory,
   }
 
-  $exec_reload = ['systemctl', 'daemon-reload']
-
   exec { 'kubernetes-systemd-reload':
     path        => '/bin',
-    command     => $exec_reload,
+    command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
     refreshonly => true,
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@
     if $etcd_install_method == 'wget' {
       exec { 'systemctl-daemon-reload-etcd':
         path        => '/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin',
-        command     => $exec_reload,
+        command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
         refreshonly => true,
         subscribe   => File['/etc/systemd/system/etcd.service'],
         notify      => Service['etcd'],
diff --git a/manifests/wait_for_default_sa.pp b/manifests/wait_for_default_sa.pp
index c6b7f43d..614481bf 100644
--- a/manifests/wait_for_default_sa.pp
+++ b/manifests/wait_for_default_sa.pp
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@
   $safe_namespace = shell_escape($namespace)
 
   # This prevents a known race condition https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/66689
-  $cmd = ['kubectl', '-n', $safe_namespace, 'get', 'serviceaccount', 'default', '-o', 'name']
-  $unless_cmd = [['kubectl', '-n', $safe_namespace, 'get', 'serviceaccount', 'default', '-o', 'name']]
-
   exec { "wait for default serviceaccount creation in ${safe_namespace}":
-    command     => $cmd,
-    unless      => $unless_cmd,
+    command     => "kubectl -n ${safe_namespace} get serviceaccount default -o name",
+    unless      => ["kubectl -n ${safe_namespace} get serviceaccount default -o name"],
     path        => $path,
     environment => $env,
     timeout     => $timeout,
diff --git a/spec/classes/kube_addons_spec.rb b/spec/classes/kube_addons_spec.rb
index c3f13343..ad67817b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/kube_addons_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/kube_addons_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         when 'calico-tigera'
           it { is_expected.to contain_exec('Install cni network (preinstall)').with({
             'command': ['kubectl', 'apply', '-f', 'https://foo.test/tigera-operator'],
-            'onlyif': ['kubectl get nodes'],
+            'onlyif': 'kubectl get nodes',
             })
           }
           it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/kubernetes/calico-installation.yaml')}
diff --git a/spec/defines/kubeadm_init_spec.rb b/spec/defines/kubeadm_init_spec.rb
index 821756e9..1fcdddde 100644
--- a/spec/defines/kubeadm_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/kubeadm_init_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       }
     end
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command(["kubeadm", "init", "--config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command("kubeadm init --config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml'")}
     it { is_expected.to contain_kubernetes__wait_for_default_sa('default')}
   end
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       }
     end
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command(["kubeadm", "init", "--config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --dry-run"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command("kubeadm init --config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --dry-run")}
     it { is_expected.to contain_kubernetes__wait_for_default_sa('default')}
   end
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       }
     end
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command(["kubeadm", "init", "--config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --ignore-preflight-errors='foo,bar'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm init').with_command("kubeadm init --config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --ignore-preflight-errors='foo,bar'")}
     it { is_expected.to contain_kubernetes__wait_for_default_sa('default')}
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/defines/kubeadm_join_spec.rb b/spec/defines/kubeadm_join_spec.rb
index 856567b7..329f422f 100644
--- a/spec/defines/kubeadm_join_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/kubeadm_join_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command(["kubeadm", "join", "'10.0.0.1:6443' --discovery-token 'token' --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash 'sha256:hash' --node-name 'kube-node' --token 'token'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command("kubeadm join '10.0.0.1:6443' --discovery-token 'token' --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash 'sha256:hash' --node-name 'kube-node' --token 'token'")}
   end
 
   context 'with kubernetes_version => 1.12.3 and controller_address => 10.0.0.1:6443' do
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command(["kubeadm", "join", "--config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command("kubeadm join --config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml'")}
   end
 
   context 'with kubernetes_version => 1.12.3 and ignore_preflight_errors => [foo, bar]' do
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command(["kubeadm", "join", "--config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --ignore-preflight-errors 'foo,bar'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command("kubeadm join --config '/etc/kubernetes/config.yaml' --ignore-preflight-errors 'foo,bar'")}
   end
 
   context 'with kubernetes_version => 1.12.3 and discovery_file => /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf' do
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command(["kubeadm", "join", "--discovery-file '/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf'"])}
+    it { is_expected.to contain_exec('kubeadm join').with_command("kubeadm join --discovery-file '/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf'")}
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/defines/wait_for_default_sa_spec.rb b/spec/defines/wait_for_default_sa_spec.rb
index 9bbf3743..3bb8f760 100644
--- a/spec/defines/wait_for_default_sa_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/wait_for_default_sa_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     end
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('wait for default serviceaccount creation in default')
-          .with_command(['kubectl', '-n', 'default', 'get', 'serviceaccount', 'default', '-o', 'name'])}
+          .with_command('kubectl -n default get serviceaccount default -o name')}
   end
 
   context 'with namespace foo and path /bar' do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     end
     it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('wait for default serviceaccount creation in foo')
-          .with_command(['kubectl', '-n', 'foo', 'get', 'serviceaccount', 'default', '-o', 'name'])
+          .with_command('kubectl -n foo get serviceaccount default -o name')
           .with_path(['/bar'])}
   end
 end