diff --git a/packages/tools/bundleDefaultPlugins.ts b/packages/tools/bundleDefaultPlugins.ts
index 030ea727ba..efc1332b42 100644
--- a/packages/tools/bundleDefaultPlugins.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/bundleDefaultPlugins.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function downloadFile(url: string, outputPath: string) {
 
 export async function extractPlugins(currentDir: string, defaultPluginDir: string, downloadedPluginsNames: PluginIdAndName): Promise<void> {
 	for (const pluginId of Object.keys(downloadedPluginsNames)) {
-		await execCommand(`tar xzf ${currentDir}/${downloadedPluginsNames[pluginId]}`, { quiet: true });
+		await execCommand(`tar xzf ${currentDir}/${downloadedPluginsNames[pluginId]}`, { quiet: true, splitCommandOptions: { handleEscape: false } });
 		await move(`package/publish/${pluginId}.jpl`, `${defaultPluginDir}/${pluginId}/plugin.jpl`, { overwrite: true });
 		await move(`package/publish/${pluginId}.json`, `${defaultPluginDir}/${pluginId}/manifest.json`, { overwrite: true });
 		await remove(`${downloadedPluginsNames[pluginId]}`);
diff --git a/packages/utils/execCommand.ts b/packages/utils/execCommand.ts
index 40415d87c2..7aae3cec73 100644
--- a/packages/utils/execCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/execCommand.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as execa from 'execa';
 import commandToString from './commandToString';
-import splitCommandString from './splitCommandString';
+import splitCommandString, { SplitCommandOptions } from './splitCommandString';
 import { stdout } from 'process';
 
 interface ExecCommandOptions {
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface ExecCommandOptions {
 	showStdout?: boolean;
 	showStderr?: boolean;
 	quiet?: boolean;
+	splitCommandOptions?: SplitCommandOptions | null;
 }
 
 export default async (command: string | string[], options: ExecCommandOptions | null = null): Promise<string> => {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export default async (command: string | string[], options: ExecCommandOptions |
 		}
 	}
 
-	const args: string[] = typeof command === 'string' ? splitCommandString(command) : command as string[];
+	const args: string[] = typeof command === 'string' ? splitCommandString(command, options.splitCommandOptions || null) : command as string[];
 	const executableName = args[0];
 	args.splice(0, 1);
 	const promise = execa(executableName, args);
diff --git a/packages/utils/splitCommandString.ts b/packages/utils/splitCommandString.ts
index cdaab6cd47..a0c6966c67 100644
--- a/packages/utils/splitCommandString.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/splitCommandString.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export default (command: string, options: any = null) => {
+export interface SplitCommandOptions {
+	handleEscape?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default (command: string, options: SplitCommandOptions | null = null) => {
 	options = options || {};
 	if (!('handleEscape' in options)) {
 		options.handleEscape = true;