diff --git a/runner.py b/runner.py
index e1ed2bd4b..1ac4efc8d 100755
--- a/runner.py
+++ b/runner.py
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ def update_and_insert_specs(self):
 
         if len(hardware_info_root.get_root_list()) > 0:
             python_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'lib/hardware_info_root.py'))
-            ps = subprocess.run(['sudo', '/usr/bin/env python3', python_file],
-                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True, encoding='UTF-8')
+            ps = subprocess.run([f"sudo /usr/bin/env python3 {python_file}"],
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True, encoding='UTF-8', shell=True)
             machine_specs_root = json.loads(ps.stdout)
 
             machine_specs.update(machine_specs_root)