diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
index eff2f7898..59b8de032 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ExecUtil
         return file.getCanonicalFile().equals( getCwd() );
     }
 
-    protected static String[] toNativeEnvironment( final Properties environment )
+    private static String[] toNativeEnvironment( final Properties environment )
         throws ExecException
     {
         if( null == environment )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/MacCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/MacCommandLauncher.java
index ed4713591..757a55b83 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/MacCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/MacCommandLauncher.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class MacCommandLauncher
         final File directory = metaData.getWorkingDirectory().getCanonicalFile();
         if( ExecUtil.isCwd( directory ) )
         {
-            final String[] env = ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( metaData.getEnvironment() );
+            final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
             return Runtime.getRuntime().exec( metaData.getCommand(), env );
         }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class MacCommandLauncher
         try
         {
             System.setProperty( "user.dir", directory.toString() );
-            final String[] env = ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( metaData.getEnvironment() );
+            final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
             return Runtime.getRuntime().exec( metaData.getCommand(), env );
         }
         finally
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ScriptCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ScriptCommandLauncher.java
index 9b585cd4c..2df374cb1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ScriptCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ScriptCommandLauncher.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class ScriptCommandLauncher
         prefix[ m_script.length ] = metaData.getWorkingDirectory().getCanonicalPath();
 
         final ExecMetaData newMetaData = ExecUtil.prepend( metaData, prefix );
-        final String[] env = ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( metaData.getEnvironment() );
+        final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
         return Runtime.getRuntime().exec( newMetaData.getCommand(), env );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/WinNTCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/WinNTCommandLauncher.java
index f83abeb74..04d2008d5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/WinNTCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/WinNTCommandLauncher.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class WinNTCommandLauncher
         prefix[ 5 ] = "&&";
 
         final ExecMetaData newMetaData = ExecUtil.prepend( metaData, prefix );
-        final String[] env = ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( metaData.getEnvironment() );
+        final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
         return Runtime.getRuntime().exec( newMetaData.getCommand(), env );
     }
 }