diff --git a/packages/maven/src/executors/build-image/executor.ts b/packages/maven/src/executors/build-image/executor.ts
index c25ae1d83..6a1511887 100644
--- a/packages/maven/src/executors/build-image/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/maven/src/executors/build-image/executor.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
 
   let command = getExecutable();
 
-  if (process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']) {
-    command += ` ${process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']}`;
-  }
-
   if (
     getPluginName(context) === '@jnxplus/nx-boot-maven' ||
     options.framework === 'spring-boot'
diff --git a/packages/maven/src/executors/build/executor.ts b/packages/maven/src/executors/build/executor.ts
index cab9927a5..6f60f439c 100644
--- a/packages/maven/src/executors/build/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/maven/src/executors/build/executor.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
 ) {
   logger.info(`Executor ran for Build: ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);
 
-  if (process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']) {
-    if (options.mvnArgs) {
-      options.mvnArgs += ` ${process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']}`;
-    } else {
-      options.mvnArgs = `${process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']}`;
-    }
-  }
-
   let command = getExecutable();
 
   if (options.mvnArgs) {
diff --git a/packages/maven/src/executors/test/executor.ts b/packages/maven/src/executors/test/executor.ts
index 833f3894a..e61969ad3 100644
--- a/packages/maven/src/executors/test/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/maven/src/executors/test/executor.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
   logger.info(`Executor ran for Test: ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);
   let command = getExecutable();
 
-  if (process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']) {
-    command += ` ${process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']}`;
-  }
-
   command += ` test -pl :${context.projectName}`;
 
   if (options.mvnArgs) {
diff --git a/packages/maven/src/lib/utils/index.ts b/packages/maven/src/lib/utils/index.ts
index 7a2b6724b..cb0638bcf 100644
--- a/packages/maven/src/lib/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/maven/src/lib/utils/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import { readXml } from '../xml';
 
 export function getExecutable() {
   const isWin = process.platform === 'win32';
-  return isWin ? 'mvnw.cmd' : './mvnw';
+  let executable = isWin ? 'mvnw.cmd' : './mvnw';
+
+  if (process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']) {
+    executable += ` ${process.env['NX_MAVEN_CLI_OPTS']}`;
+  }
+
+  return executable;
 }
 
 export function isPomPackaging(context: ExecutorContext): boolean {