diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
index 00a2f46..1fd06e0 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@ from .executable import Executable
 
 
 def _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs):
-    project_name = args.project
-    project_marker = config['markers:project']
-    project_dir = f'{project_name}{project_marker}'
-    kwargs['cwd'] = project_dir
+    if 'project' in args:
+        # command affects a project in this instance
 
-    if 'env' not in kwargs:
-        kwargs['env'] = {}
+        project_name = args.project
+        project_marker = config['markers:project']
+        project_dir = f'{project_name}{project_marker}'
+        kwargs['cwd'] = project_dir
 
-    if config['runtime:env'] is not None:
-        kwargs['env'].update(config['runtime:env'])
+        if 'env' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['env'] = {}
 
-    kwargs['env'].update({
-        'KIWI_HUB_NAME': config['network:name'],
-        'COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME': project_name,
-        'CONFDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], 'conf'),
-        'TARGETDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], project_dir)
-    })
+        kwargs['env'].update({
+            'COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME': project_name,
+            'CONFDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], 'conf'),
+            'TARGETDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], project_dir)
+        })
+
+        logging.debug(f"kwargs updated: {kwargs}")
 
-    logging.debug(f"kwargs updated: {kwargs}")
     return kwargs
 
 
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ class DockerCommand(Executable):
         kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs)
 
         # equivalent to 'super().run' but agnostic of nested class construct
-        super().__getattr__("run")(
-            process_args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
+        return super().__getattr__("run")(
+            process_args, config, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
             **kwargs
         )
 
     def run_less(self, config, args, process_args, **kwargs):
         kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs)
 
-        super().__getattr__("run_less")(
-            process_args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
+        return super().__getattr__("run_less")(
+            process_args, config, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
             **kwargs
         )
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
index 7ec5f65..5c04fc8 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
@@ -4,17 +4,34 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 
-def is_executable(filename):
+def _update_kwargs(config, **kwargs):
+    if config is not None:
+        if config['runtime:env'] is not None:
+            kwargs['env'].update(config['runtime:env'])
+
+        if 'env' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['env'] = {}
+
+        kwargs['env'].update({
+            'KIWI_HUB_NAME': config['network:name']
+        })
+
+        logging.debug(f"kwargs updated: {kwargs}")
+
+    return kwargs
+
+
+def _is_executable(filename):
     if filename is None:
         return False
 
     return os.path.isfile(filename) and os.access(filename, os.X_OK)
 
 
-def find_exe_file(exe_name):
+def _find_exe_file(exe_name):
     for path in os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep):
         exe_file = os.path.join(path, exe_name)
-        if is_executable(exe_file):
+        if _is_executable(exe_file):
             return exe_file
 
     raise FileNotFoundError(f"Executable '{exe_name}' not found in $PATH!")
@@ -24,36 +41,40 @@ class Executable:
     class __Executable:
         __exe_path = None
 
-        def __init__(self, exe_name, requires_root=False):
-            self.__exe_path = find_exe_file(exe_name)
+        def __init__(self, exe_name):
+            self.__exe_path = _find_exe_file(exe_name)
 
         def __build_cmd(self, args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
             cmd = [self.__exe_path, *args]
 
             if requires_root:
-                self.__exe_path = [find_exe_file("sudo"), self.__exe_path]
+                self.__exe_path = [_find_exe_file("sudo"), self.__exe_path]
 
             logging.debug(f"Executable cmd{cmd}, kwargs{kwargs}")
             return cmd
 
-        def run(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+        def run(self, process_args, config=None, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+            kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, **kwargs)
+
             return subprocess.run(
                 self.__build_cmd(process_args, requires_root, **kwargs),
                 **kwargs
             )
 
-        def Popen(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+        def Popen(self, process_args, config=None, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+            kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, **kwargs)
+
             return subprocess.Popen(
                 self.__build_cmd(process_args, requires_root, **kwargs),
                 **kwargs
             )
 
-        def run_less(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+        def run_less(self, process_args, config=None, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
             kwargs['stdout'] = subprocess.PIPE
             kwargs['stderr'] = subprocess.DEVNULL
 
             process = self.Popen(
-                process_args, requires_root,
+                process_args, config, requires_root,
                 **kwargs
             )
 
@@ -68,11 +89,11 @@ class Executable:
     __exe_name = None
     __instances = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, exe_name, requires_root=False):
+    def __init__(self, exe_name):
         self.__exe_name = exe_name
 
         if exe_name not in Executable.__instances:
-            Executable.__instances[exe_name] = Executable.__Executable(exe_name, requires_root)
+            Executable.__instances[exe_name] = Executable.__Executable(exe_name)
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         return getattr(self.__instances[self.__exe_name], item)