diff --git a/src/main/npm.ts b/src/main/npm.ts
index 4c5b16eda5..7003693e4c 100644
--- a/src/main/npm.ts
+++ b/src/main/npm.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as path from 'node:path';
 import { IpcMainInvokeEvent, shell } from 'electron';
 
 import { ipcMainManager } from './ipc';
-import { exec } from './utils/exec';
+import { exec, execFile } from './utils/exec';
 import { IPackageManager, PMOperationOptions } from '../interfaces';
 import { IpcEvents } from '../ipc-events';
 
@@ -54,18 +54,15 @@ export async function addModules(
   { dir, packageManager }: PMOperationOptions,
   ...names: Array<string>
 ): Promise<string> {
-  let nameArgs: Array<string> = [];
-  let installCommand: string;
+  const cmd = packageManager === 'npm' ? 'npm' : 'yarn';
+  const args =
+    packageManager === 'npm'
+      ? ['install', '-S', ...names]
+      : names.length > 0
+        ? ['add', ...names]
+        : ['install'];
 
-  if (packageManager === 'npm') {
-    installCommand = 'npm install';
-    nameArgs = names.length > 0 ? ['-S', ...names] : ['--also=dev --prod'];
-  } else {
-    installCommand = names.length > 0 ? 'yarn add' : 'yarn install';
-    nameArgs = [...names];
-  }
-
-  return exec(dir, [installCommand].concat(nameArgs).join(' '));
+  return await execFile(dir, cmd, args);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/main/utils/exec.ts b/src/main/utils/exec.ts
index d4a957d8f4..f7191586d1 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/exec.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/exec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { exec as cp_exec } from 'node:child_process';
+import { exec as cp_exec, execFile as cp_execFile } from 'node:child_process';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 
 import shellEnv from 'shell-env';
@@ -40,3 +40,21 @@ export async function exec(dir: string, cliArgs: string): Promise<string> {
 
   return stdout.trim();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Execute a command with arguments in a directory.
+ */
+export async function execFile(
+  dir: string,
+  cmd: string,
+  args: Array<string>,
+): Promise<string> {
+  await maybeFixPath();
+
+  const { stdout } = await promisify(cp_execFile)(cmd, args, {
+    cwd: dir,
+    maxBuffer: 200 * 1024 * 100,
+  });
+
+  return stdout.trim();
+}
diff --git a/tests/main/npm-spec.ts b/tests/main/npm-spec.ts
index ec2becd015..1ff0b43ae4 100644
--- a/tests/main/npm-spec.ts
+++ b/tests/main/npm-spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   getIsPackageManagerInstalled,
   packageRun,
 } from '../../src/main/npm';
-import { exec } from '../../src/main/utils/exec';
+import { exec, execFile } from '../../src/main/utils/exec';
 import { overridePlatform, resetPlatform } from '../utils';
 vi.mock('../../src/main/utils/exec');
 
@@ -127,19 +127,21 @@ describe('npm', () => {
           'thing',
         );
 
-        expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          '/my/directory',
-          'npm install -S say thing',
-        );
+        expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/my/directory', 'npm', [
+          'install',
+          '-S',
+          'say',
+          'thing',
+        ]);
       });
 
-      it('attempts to installs all modules', async () => {
+      it('attempts to install all modules', async () => {
         addModules({ dir: '/my/directory', packageManager: 'npm' });
 
-        expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          '/my/directory',
-          'npm install --also=dev --prod',
-        );
+        expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/my/directory', 'npm', [
+          'install',
+          '-S',
+        ]);
       });
     });
 
@@ -151,16 +153,19 @@ describe('npm', () => {
           'thing',
         );
 
-        expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          '/my/directory',
-          'yarn add say thing',
-        );
+        expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/my/directory', 'yarn', [
+          'add',
+          'say',
+          'thing',
+        ]);
       });
 
       it('attempts to installs all modules', async () => {
         addModules({ dir: '/my/directory', packageManager: 'yarn' });
 
-        expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/my/directory', 'yarn install');
+        expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/my/directory', 'yarn', [
+          'install',
+        ]);
       });
     });
   });