diff --git a/openpype/lib/__init__.py b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
index e96f1cc99f..5725e1c0e3 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from .execute import (
     get_pype_execute_args,
     execute,
     run_subprocess,
+    split_command_to_list,
     CREATE_NO_WINDOW
 )
 from .log import PypeLogger, timeit
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "get_pype_execute_args",
     "execute",
     "run_subprocess",
+    "split_command_to_list",
+    "CREATE_NO_WINDOW",
 
     "env_value_to_bool",
     "get_paths_from_environ",
diff --git a/openpype/lib/execute.py b/openpype/lib/execute.py
index 12fba23e82..d41db19a78 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/execute.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/execute.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import logging
 import os
+import shlex
 import subprocess
+import platform
 
 from .log import PypeLogger as Logger
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 # MSDN process creation flag (Windows only)
 CREATE_NO_WINDOW = 0x08000000
 
@@ -100,7 +99,9 @@ def run_subprocess(*args, **kwargs):
     filtered_env = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in env.items()}
 
     # Use lib's logger if was not passed with kwargs.
-    logger = kwargs.pop("logger", log)
+    logger = kwargs.pop("logger", None)
+    if logger is None:
+        logger = Logger.get_logger("run_subprocess")
 
     # set overrides
     kwargs['stdout'] = kwargs.get('stdout', subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -138,6 +139,14 @@ def run_subprocess(*args, **kwargs):
     return full_output
 
 
+def split_command_to_list(string_command):
+    """Split string subprocess command to list."""
+    posix = True
+    if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
+        posix = False
+    return shlex.split(string_command, posix=posix)
+
+
 def get_pype_execute_args(*args):
     """Arguments to run pype command.