diff --git a/build/_bower.shade b/build/_bower.shade
index 3fc52cd796..f4e6562735 100644
--- a/build/_bower.shade
+++ b/build/_bower.shade
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ var bowerCmd = '${ bowerGloballyInstalled ? "bower" : Path.Combine(nodeDir, "nod
 npm npmCommand='install --prefix ${nodeDir} bower' if='!(bowerGloballyInstalled || bowerInstalled)' once='installBower'
 
 - // Run bower
-exec program='cmd' commandline='/C ${bowerCmd} ${bowerCommand}' workingdir='${bowerDir}' if='bowerGloballyInstalled'
+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C ${bowerCmd} ${bowerCommand}' workingdir='${bowerDir}' if='bowerGloballyInstalled && !IsLinux'
+exec program='${bowerCmd}' commandline='${bowerCommand}' workingdir='${bowerDir}' if='bowerGloballyInstalled && IsLinux'
 node nodeCommand='${bowerCmd} ${bowerCommand}' workingdir='${bowerDir}' if='!bowerGloballyInstalled'
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diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index 9922a58356..0ccb42df75 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
 functions @{
     string E(string key) { return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(key); }
     void E(string key, string value) { Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(key, value); }
-    IEnumerable<string> GetDirectoriesContaining(string path, string searchPattern) {
+    IEnumerable<string> GetDirectoriesContaining(string path, string searchPattern)
+    {
       var sep = Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
       // Don't include directories that are children of a node_modules or bower_components directory
       return Directory.GetFiles(path, searchPattern, SearchOption.AllDirectories)
@@ -140,28 +141,45 @@ functions @{
                       .Select(p => Path.GetDirectoryName(p))
                       .Distinct();
     }
-    bool TestCommand(string program, string commandline) {
+    bool TestCommand(string program, string commandline) 
+    {
       // Tests whether a given command succeeds at the command line.
       // Useful for testing whether a given command is installed and on the path, e.g. node
-      var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo {
-        UseShellExecute = false,
-        FileName = "cmd",
-        Arguments = "/C " + program + " " + commandline,
-      };
-      try {
+      ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo;
+
+      if(!IsLinux)
+      {
+        processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo {
+      	UseShellExecute = false,
+      	FileName = "cmd",
+      	Arguments = "/C " + program + " " + commandline,
+        };
+      } else 
+      {
+      	processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo {
+      	UseShellExecute = false,
+      	FileName = program,
+      	Arguments = commandline,
+        };
+      }
+      try 
+      {
         Log.Info(string.Format("Testing for command: {0} {1}", program, commandline));
         var process = Process.Start(processStartInfo);
         process.WaitForExit();
-        if (process.ExitCode == 0) {
+        if (process.ExitCode == 0) 
+        {
           Log.Info("   command found (0 exit code)");
           return true;
         }
-        else {
+        else
+        {
           Log.Warn("   command not found (non-0 exit code)");
           return false;
         }
       }
-      catch (Exception ex) {
+      catch (Exception ex) 
+      {
         Log.Warn("   command exception: " + ex.ToString());
         Log.Warn("   command not found");
         return false;
diff --git a/build/_npm.shade b/build/_npm.shade
index 3b58d40ea3..df094054b5 100644
--- a/build/_npm.shade
+++ b/build/_npm.shade
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ var npmGloballyInstalled = '${TestCommand("npm" , "--version")}'
 var npmCmd = '${ npmGloballyInstalled ? "npm" : Path.Combine(nodeDir, "npm.cmd") }'
 
 node-install once='installNode'
-exec program='cmd' commandline='/C ${npmCmd} ${npmCommand}' workingdir='${npmDir}'
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+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C ${npmCmd} ${npmCommand}' workingdir='${npmDir}' if='!IsLinux'
+exec program='${npmCmd}' commandline='${npmCommand}' workingdir='${npmDir}' if='IsLinux'