diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
index 4952cff20..3a9131d0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ public final class AppiumServiceBuilder extends DriverService.Builder<AppiumDriv
 
     private static final int DEFAULT_APPIUM_PORT = 4723;
 
-    private final static String COMMAND_WHICH_EXTRACTS_DEFAULT_PATH_TO_APPIUM = "npm -g ls --depth=0";
-    private final static String COMMAND_WHICH_EXTRACTS_DEFAULT_PATH_TO_APPIUM_WIN = "npm.cmd -g ls --depth=0";
+    private static final String NODE_COMMAND_PREFIX = defineNodeCommandPrefix();
+
+    private final static String COMMAND_WHICH_EXTRACTS_DEFAULT_PATH_TO_APPIUM = NODE_COMMAND_PREFIX +
+            " npm -g ls --depth=0";
+    private final static String COMMAND_WHICH_EXTRACTS_DEFAULT_PATH_TO_APPIUM_WIN = NODE_COMMAND_PREFIX +
+            " npm.cmd -g ls --depth=0";
 
     private static final int REQUIRED_MAJOR_NODE_JS = 0;
     private static final int REQUIRED_MINOR_NODE_JS = 0;
 
+
     final Map<String, String> serverArguments = new HashMap<>();
     private File appiumJS;
     private String ipAddress = DEFAULT_LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS;
@@ -79,13 +84,19 @@ private static String getProcessOutput(InputStream stream ) throws IOException {
     private static void validateNodeJSVersion(){
         Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
         String result = null;
+        Process p = null;
         try {
-            Process p = rt.exec("node -v");
+            p = rt.exec(NODE_COMMAND_PREFIX + " node -v");
             p.waitFor();
             result = getProcessOutput(p.getInputStream());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new InvalidNodeJSInstance("Node.js is not installed", e);
         }
+        finally {
+            if (p != null)
+                p.destroy();
+        }
+
         String versionNum =  result.replace("v","");
         String[] tokens = versionNum.split("\\.");
         if (Integer.parseInt(tokens[0]) < REQUIRED_MAJOR_NODE_JS ||
@@ -97,13 +108,18 @@ private static void validateNodeJSVersion(){
     private static File findNodeInCurrentFileSystem(){
         Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
         String instancePath;
+        Process p = null;
         try {
-            Process p = rt.exec(returnCommandThatSearchesForDefaultNode());
+            p = rt.exec(returnCommandThatSearchesForDefaultNode());
             p.waitFor();
             instancePath = getProcessOutput(p.getInputStream());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
+        finally {
+            if (p != null)
+                p.destroy();
+        }
 
         File result;
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(instancePath) || !(result = new File(instancePath + File.separator + NODE_MODULES_FOLDER +
@@ -128,6 +144,13 @@ private static void validateNodeStructure(File node){
                     absoluteNodePath + "doesn't match " + APPIUM_NODE_MASK);
     }
 
+    private static String defineNodeCommandPrefix() {
+        if (Platform.getCurrent().is(Platform.WINDOWS))
+            return  "cmd.exe /C";
+        else
+            return  "/bin/bash -l -c";
+    }
+
     public AppiumServiceBuilder() {
         usingPort(DEFAULT_APPIUM_PORT);
     }
@@ -138,21 +161,25 @@ protected File findDefaultExecutable() {
         Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
         Process p;
         try {
-            p = rt.exec("node");
+            p = rt.exec(NODE_COMMAND_PREFIX + " node");
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
-        OutputStream outputStream = p.getOutputStream();
-        PrintStream out = new PrintStream(outputStream) ;
-        out.println("console.log(process.execPath);") ;
-        out.close();
 
         try {
+            OutputStream outputStream = p.getOutputStream();
+            PrintStream out = new PrintStream(outputStream) ;
+            out.println("console.log(process.execPath);") ;
+            out.close();
+
             return new File(getProcessOutput(p.getInputStream()));
         }
         catch (Throwable t){
             throw new RuntimeException(t);
         }
+        finally {
+            p.destroy();
+        }
     }
 
     /**