diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/mariadb.go b/internal/database/dialect/mariadb.go
index 2063f445..a3be1494 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/mariadb.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/mariadb.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (db MariaDB) PasswordEnvNames(c config.Global) []string {
 func (MariaDB) ExecCommand(conf config.Exec) *command.Builder {
 	cmd := command.NewBuilder(
 		command.NewEnv("MYSQL_PWD", conf.Password),
-		"mysql", "--host="+conf.Host, "--user="+conf.Username,
+		"exec", "mysql", "--host="+conf.Host, "--user="+conf.Username,
 	)
 	if conf.Database != "" {
 		cmd.Push("--database=" + conf.Database)
diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/mariadb_test.go b/internal/database/dialect/mariadb_test.go
index d0704909..b046eb47 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/mariadb_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/mariadb_test.go
@@ -147,17 +147,17 @@ func TestMariaDB_ExecCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"default",
 			args{config.Exec{Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "exec", "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d"),
 		},
 		{
 			"disable-headers",
 			args{config.Exec{DisableHeaders: true, Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d", "--skip-column-names"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "exec", "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d", "--skip-column-names"),
 		},
 		{
 			"command",
 			args{config.Exec{Command: "show databases", Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d", "--execute=show databases"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.Env{Key: "MYSQL_PWD"}, "exec", "mysql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--user=u", "--database=d", "--execute=show databases"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/mongodb.go b/internal/database/dialect/mongodb.go
index 0091dafc..726f3273 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/mongodb.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/mongodb.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (db MongoDB) AuthenticationDatabase(c config.Global) string {
 
 func (db MongoDB) ExecCommand(conf config.Exec) *command.Builder {
 	cmd := command.NewBuilder(
-		command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`),
+		"exec", command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`),
 		"--host="+conf.Host,
 		"--username="+conf.Username,
 		"--password="+conf.Password,
diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/mongodb_test.go b/internal/database/dialect/mongodb_test.go
index 861b7b70..a8074df2 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/mongodb_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/mongodb_test.go
@@ -152,17 +152,17 @@ func TestMongoDB_ExecCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"default",
 			args{config.Exec{Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u", Password: "p"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "d"),
+			command.NewBuilder("exec", command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "d"),
 		},
 		{
 			"disable-headers",
 			args{config.Exec{DisableHeaders: true, Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u", Password: "p"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "--quiet", "d"),
+			command.NewBuilder("exec", command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "--quiet", "d"),
 		},
 		{
 			"command",
 			args{config.Exec{Command: "show databases", Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u", Password: "p"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "--eval=show databases", "d"),
+			command.NewBuilder("exec", command.Raw(`"$(which mongosh || which mongo)"`), "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--password=p", "--authenticationDatabase=d", "--eval=show databases", "d"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/postgres.go b/internal/database/dialect/postgres.go
index b8ffbb20..11fea89a 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/postgres.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/postgres.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (db Postgres) PasswordEnvNames(c config.Global) []string {
 func (Postgres) ExecCommand(conf config.Exec) *command.Builder {
 	cmd := command.NewBuilder(
 		command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", conf.Password),
-		"psql", "--host="+conf.Host, "--username="+conf.Username,
+		"exec", "psql", "--host="+conf.Host, "--username="+conf.Username,
 	)
 	if conf.Database != "" {
 		cmd.Push("--dbname=" + conf.Database)
diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/postgres_test.go b/internal/database/dialect/postgres_test.go
index 4e340524..e355ec97 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/postgres_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/postgres_test.go
@@ -168,17 +168,17 @@ func TestPostgres_ExecCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"default",
 			args{config.Exec{Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "exec", "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d"),
 		},
 		{
 			"disable-headers",
 			args{config.Exec{DisableHeaders: true, Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d", "--tuples-only"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "exec", "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d", "--tuples-only"),
 		},
 		{
 			"command",
 			args{config.Exec{Command: "select true", Global: config.Global{Host: "1.1.1.1", Database: "d", Username: "u"}}},
-			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d", "--command=select true"),
+			command.NewBuilder(command.NewEnv("PGPASSWORD", ""), "exec", "psql", "--host=1.1.1.1", "--username=u", "--dbname=d", "--command=select true"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {