diff --git a/plug.vim b/plug.vim
index 960ec67..bc02f03 100644
--- a/plug.vim
+++ b/plug.vim
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ function! s:spawn(name, cmd, opts)
     if has_key(a:opts, 'dir')
       let job.cwd = a:opts.dir
     endif
-    let argv = s:is_win ? ['cmd', '/s', '/c', '"'.a:cmd.'"'] : ['sh', '-c', a:cmd]
+    let argv = a:cmd
     call extend(job, {
     \ 'on_stdout': function('s:nvim_cb'),
     \ 'on_stderr': function('s:nvim_cb'),
@@ -1306,7 +1306,10 @@ function! s:spawn(name, cmd, opts)
             \ 'Invalid arguments (or job table is full)']
     endif
   elseif s:vim8
-    let cmd = has_key(a:opts, 'dir') ? s:with_cd(a:cmd, a:opts.dir, 0) : a:cmd
+    let cmd = join(map(copy(a:cmd), 'plug#shellescape(v:val, {"script": 0})'))
+    if has_key(a:opts, 'dir')
+      let cmd = s:with_cd(cmd, a:opts.dir, 0)
+    endif
     let argv = s:is_win ? ['cmd', '/s', '/c', '"'.cmd.'"'] : ['sh', '-c', cmd]
     let jid = job_start(s:is_win ? join(argv, ' ') : argv, {
     \ 'out_cb':   function('s:job_cb', ['s:job_out_cb',  job]),
@@ -1420,8 +1423,14 @@ while 1 " Without TCO, Vim stack is bound to explode
     let [error, _] = s:git_validate(spec, 0)
     if empty(error)
       if pull
-        let fetch_opt = (has_tag && !empty(globpath(spec.dir, '.git/shallow'))) ? '--depth 99999999' : ''
-        call s:spawn(name, printf('git fetch %s %s', fetch_opt, prog), { 'dir': spec.dir })
+        let cmd = ['git', 'fetch']
+        if has_tag && !empty(globpath(spec.dir, '.git/shallow'))
+          call extend(cmd, ['--depth', '99999999'])
+        endif
+        if !empty(prog)
+          call add(cmd, prog)
+        endif
+        call s:spawn(name, cmd, { 'dir': spec.dir })
       else
         let s:jobs[name] = { 'running': 0, 'lines': ['Already installed'], 'error': 0 }
       endif
@@ -1429,12 +1438,14 @@ while 1 " Without TCO, Vim stack is bound to explode
       let s:jobs[name] = { 'running': 0, 'lines': s:lines(error), 'error': 1 }
     endif
   else
-    call s:spawn(name,
-          \ printf('git clone %s %s %s %s',
-          \ has_tag ? '' : join(s:clone_opt, ' '),
-          \ prog,
-          \ plug#shellescape(spec.uri, {'script': 0}),
-          \ plug#shellescape(s:trim(spec.dir), {'script': 0})), { 'new': 1 })
+    let cmd = ['git', 'clone']
+    if !has_tag
+      call extend(cmd, s:clone_opt)
+    endif
+    if !empty(prog)
+      call add(cmd, prog)
+    endif
+    call s:spawn(name, extend(cmd, [spec.uri, s:trim(spec.dir)]), { 'new': 1 })
   endif
 
   if !s:jobs[name].running