diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a24b3e92..b5d68ef27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.11,<3.13"
+security = "==1.3.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pre-commit = "^3.7.1"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/load_test_message_start_event.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/load_test_message_start_event.py
index 37d7d6dcd..e9fb6e3f7 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/load_test_message_start_event.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/load_test_message_start_event.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from security import safe_command
 
 
 def get_access_token(script_dir, username="admin", password="admin", realm_name="spiffworkflow"):
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def run_curl_command(message_identifier, access_token, backend_base_url):
     try:
         # Login command
         login_cmd = f"curl --silent -X POST '{backend_base_url}/v1.0/login_with_access_token?access_token={access_token}' -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' >/dev/null"
-        subprocess.run(login_cmd, shell=True, check=True)
+        safe_command.run(subprocess.run, login_cmd, shell=True, check=True)
 
         # Message sending command
         message_cmd = f"curl --silent -X POST '{backend_base_url}/v1.0/messages/{message_identifier}?execution_mode=asynchronous' -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' -d '{{\"payload\": {{\"email\": \"HEY@example.com\"}}}}' -H 'Content-type: application/json'"