diff --git a/build/_dnu.shade b/build/_dnu.shade
index 1c00ced8e6..57cad3fdf9 100644
--- a/build/_dnu.shade
+++ b/build/_dnu.shade
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 @{/*
 
 dnu
-    Run dnu commands in your project. Executes dnu command.
+    Run dnu commands in your project. Executes `dnu` command.
 
 command=''
     The `dnu` subcommand to execute.
 dnvmUse=''
-    Optional. The DNX framework to use. Suitable for a `dnvm exec` command.
+    Optional. The DNX framework to use. Suitable for a `dnvm exec` or `dnvm use` command.
 */}
 
 default dnvmUse=''
 var dnvmPath = '${ Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "packages", "KoreBuild", "build", "dnvm") }'
 
 exec program='cmd' commandline='/C dnu ${command}' if='!IsLinux && string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
-exec program='cmd' commandline='/C "${dnvmPath}" exec ${dnvmUse} dnu ${command}' if='!IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
+var cmdCommand = '/S /C ""${dnvmPath}.cmd" use ${dnvmUse} && dnu ${command}"'
+exec program='cmd' commandline='${ cmdCommand }' if='!IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
 exec program='dnu' commandline='${command}' if='IsLinux && string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
-var commandLine = 'bash -c ". \"${dnvmPath}.sh\"; dnvm exec ${dnvmUse} dnu ${command}"'
-exec program='/usr/bin/env' commandline='${ commandLine }' if='IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
+var envCommand = 'bash -c "source \"${dnvmPath}.sh\" && dnvm use ${dnvmUse} && dnu ${command}"'
+exec program='/usr/bin/env' commandline='${ envCommand }' if='IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
diff --git a/build/_k.shade b/build/_k.shade
index 06cc89b70b..f95d5f81c4 100644
--- a/build/_k.shade
+++ b/build/_k.shade
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ command=''
 dnxDir=''
     Optional. The directory in which to execute the `dnx` command.
 dnvmUse=''
-    Optional. The DNX framework to use. Suitable for a `dnvm run` command.
+    Optional. The DNX framework to use. Suitable for a `dnvm run` or `dnvm use` command.
 */}
 
 default currentDir = '${Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()}'
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ default dnvmUse=''
 var dnvmPath = '${ Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "packages", "KoreBuild", "build", "dnvm") }'
 
 exec program='cmd' commandline='/C dnx ${command}' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='!IsLinux && string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
-exec program='cmd' commandline='/C "${dnvmPath}" run ${dnvmUse} ${command}' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='!IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
+var cmdCommand = '/S /C ""${dnvmPath}.cmd" use ${dnvmUse} && dnx ${command}"'
+exec program='cmd' commandline='${ cmdCommand }' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='!IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
 exec program='dnx' commandline='${command}' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='IsLinux && string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
-var commandLine = 'bash -c ". \"${dnvmPath}.sh\"; dnvm run ${dnvmUse} ${command}"'
-exec program='/usr/bin/env' commandline='${ commandLine }' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'
+
+var envCommand = 'bash -c "source \"${dnvmPath}.sh\" && dnvm use ${dnvmUse} && dnx ${command}"'
+exec program='/usr/bin/env' commandline='${ envCommand }' workingdir='${dnxDir}' if='IsLinux && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnvmUse)'