diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
index 3e7d43fc8..c5724021b 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if p.config.ExecuteCommand == "" {
-		p.config.ExecuteCommand = `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}';exit $LastExitCode }"`
+		p.config.ExecuteCommand = `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"`
 	}
 
 	if p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand == "" {
-		p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand = `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}';exit $LastExitCode }"`
+		p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand = `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"`
 	}
 
 	if p.config.Inline != nil && len(p.config.Inline) == 0 {
diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
index 7e739016c..23b4c372a 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_Defaults(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected elevated_password to be empty")
 	}
 
-	if p.config.ExecuteCommand != `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}';exit $LastExitCode }"` {
-		t.Fatalf(`Default command should be 'powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}';exit $LastExitCode }"', but got '%s'`, p.config.ExecuteCommand)
+	if p.config.ExecuteCommand != `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"` {
+		t.Fatalf(`Default command should be 'powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"', but got '%s'`, p.config.ExecuteCommand)
 	}
 
-	if p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand != `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"` {
-		t.Fatalf(`Default command should be 'powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"', but got '%s'`, p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand)
+	if p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand != `powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"` {
+		t.Fatalf(`Default command should be 'powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if (Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};. {{.Vars}}; &'{{.Path}}'; exit $LastExitCode }"', but got '%s'`, p.config.ElevatedExecuteCommand)
 	}
 
 	if p.config.ValidExitCodes == nil {
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func TestProvisionerProvision_Inline(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	cmd := comm.StartCmd.Command
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){\$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/inlineScript.ps1';exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/inlineScript.ps1'; exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
 	matched := re.MatchString(cmd)
 	if !matched {
 		t.Fatalf("Got unexpected command: %s", cmd)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func TestProvisionerProvision_Inline(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	cmd = comm.StartCmd.Command
-	re = regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){\$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/inlineScript.ps1';exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
+	re = regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/inlineScript.ps1'; exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
 	matched = re.MatchString(cmd)
 	if !matched {
 		t.Fatalf("Got unexpected command: %s", cmd)
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func TestProvisionerProvision_Scripts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	cmd := comm.StartCmd.Command
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){\$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1';exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1'; exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
 	matched := re.MatchString(cmd)
 	if !matched {
 		t.Fatalf("Got unexpected command: %s", cmd)
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func TestProvisionerProvision_ScriptsWithEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	cmd := comm.StartCmd.Command
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){\$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1';exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1'; exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
 	matched := re.MatchString(cmd)
 	if !matched {
 		t.Fatalf("Got unexpected command: %s", cmd)
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func TestProvision_createCommandText(t *testing.T) {
 	// Non-elevated
 	cmd, _ := p.createCommandText()
 
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){\$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1';exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`powershell -executionpolicy bypass "& { if \(Test-Path variable:global:ProgressPreference\){set-variable -name variable:global:ProgressPreference -value 'SilentlyContinue'};\. c:/Windows/Temp/packer-ps-env-vars-[[:alnum:]]{8}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{4}-[[:alnum:]]{12}\.ps1; &'c:/Windows/Temp/script.ps1'; exit \$LastExitCode }"`)
 	matched := re.MatchString(cmd)
 	if !matched {
 		t.Fatalf("Got unexpected command: %s", cmd)