diff --git a/dist/index.cjs b/dist/index.cjs
index 2b38c3d..1533cba 100644
--- a/dist/index.cjs
+++ b/dist/index.cjs
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ class Handbrake extends events.EventEmitter {
       }
     }
 
-    const spawnArgs = toSpawnArgs$1(this.options, {
+    const optionsCopy = Object.assign({}, this.options);
+    /* All options except HandbrakeCLIPath should be passed into the Handbrake command */
+    delete optionsCopy.HandbrakeCLIPath;
+    const spawnArgs = toSpawnArgs$1(optionsCopy, {
       optionEqualsValue: true,
       optionEqualsValueExclusions: ['preset-import-file', 'preset-import-gui', 'subtitle-burned']
     });
@@ -628,10 +631,14 @@ function spawn (options = {}, mocks) {
  * @alias module:handbrake-js.exec
  */
 function exec (options = {}, done) {
+  const handbrakePath = options.HandbrakeCLIPath || HandbrakeCLIPath;
+  const optionsCopy = Object.assign({}, options);
+  /* All options except HandbrakeCLIPath should be passed into the Handbrake command */
+  delete optionsCopy.HandbrakeCLIPath;
   const cmd = util.format(
     '"%s" %s',
-    options.HandbrakeCLIPath || HandbrakeCLIPath,
-    toSpawnArgs$1(options, { quote: true }).join(' ')
+    handbrakePath,
+    toSpawnArgs$1(optionsCopy, { quote: true }).join(' ')
   );
   childProcess.exec(cmd, done);
 }
diff --git a/examples/handbrakecli-path-run.js b/examples/handbrakecli-path-run.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b145d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/handbrakecli-path-run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import hbjs from 'handbrake-js'
+import path from 'path'
+import currentModulePaths from 'current-module-paths'
+const { __dirname } = currentModulePaths(import.meta.url)
+
+async function start () {
+  const options = {
+    input: path.resolve(__dirname, '../test/video/demo.mkv'),
+    output: './tmp/output.mp4',
+    preset: 'Very Fast 480p30',
+    HandbrakeCLIPath: './tmp/HandbrakeCLI'
+  }
+
+  const result = await hbjs.run(options)
+  console.log(result)
+}
+
+start().catch(console.error)
diff --git a/examples/handbrakecli-path-spawn.js b/examples/handbrakecli-path-spawn.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe03ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/handbrakecli-path-spawn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import hbjs from 'handbrake-js'
+import path from 'path'
+import currentModulePaths from 'current-module-paths'
+const { __dirname } = currentModulePaths(import.meta.url)
+
+const options = {
+  input: path.resolve(__dirname, '../test/video/demo.mkv'),
+  output: 'output.mp4',
+  preset: 'Very Fast 480p30',
+  HandbrakeCLIPath: './tmp/HandbrakeCLI'
+}
+
+/*
+Transcodes the input .mkv to an .mp4 using the 'Normal' preset.
+Using spawn enables you to track progress while encoding,
+more appropriate for long-running tasks.
+*/
+hbjs.spawn(options)
+  .on('error', console.error)
+  .on('output', process.stdout.write.bind(process.stdout))
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0ef27d7..2237de4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ function spawn (options = {}, mocks) {
  * @alias module:handbrake-js.exec
  */
 function exec (options = {}, done) {
+  const handbrakePath = options.HandbrakeCLIPath || HandbrakeCLIPath
+  const optionsCopy = Object.assign({}, options)
+  /* All options except HandbrakeCLIPath should be passed into the Handbrake command */
+  delete optionsCopy.HandbrakeCLIPath
   const cmd = util.format(
     '"%s" %s',
-    options.HandbrakeCLIPath || HandbrakeCLIPath,
-    toSpawnArgs(options, { quote: true }).join(' ')
+    handbrakePath,
+    toSpawnArgs(optionsCopy, { quote: true }).join(' ')
   )
   cp.exec(cmd, done)
 }
diff --git a/lib/Handbrake.js b/lib/Handbrake.js
index 5b13fcc..3fd0396 100644
--- a/lib/Handbrake.js
+++ b/lib/Handbrake.js
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ class Handbrake extends EventEmitter {
       }
     }
 
-    const spawnArgs = toSpawnArgs(this.options, {
+    const optionsCopy = Object.assign({}, this.options)
+    /* All options except HandbrakeCLIPath should be passed into the Handbrake command */
+    delete optionsCopy.HandbrakeCLIPath
+    const spawnArgs = toSpawnArgs(optionsCopy, {
       optionEqualsValue: true,
       optionEqualsValueExclusions: ['preset-import-file', 'preset-import-gui', 'subtitle-burned']
     })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6076bf7..ca0a51c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
     "test-runner": "^0.11.0"
   },
   "standard": {
+    "ignore": [
+      "tmp",
+      "dist"
+    ],
     "envs": [
       "node"
     ]
diff --git a/test/exec.js b/test/exec.js
index 3735f92..34aa277 100644
--- a/test/exec.js
+++ b/test/exec.js
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ tom.test('--preset-list', async function () {
   })
 })
 
-tom.test('HandbrakeCLIPath', async function () {
+tom.test('An incorrect HandbrakeCLIPath should fail but not be passed to the exec cmd', async function () {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     hbjs.exec({ 'preset-list': true, HandbrakeCLIPath: 'one' }, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
       if (err) {
-        a.equal(err.cmd, '"one" --preset-list --HandbrakeCLIPath "one"')
+        a.equal(err.cmd, '"one" --preset-list')
         resolve()
       } else {
         reject(new Error("Shouldn't reach here"))
diff --git a/test/handbrakecli-path.js b/test/handbrakecli-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b8b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handbrakecli-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import TestRunner from 'test-runner'
+import hbjs from 'handbrake-js'
+import { strict as a } from 'assert'
+import path from 'path'
+import fs from 'fs'
+
+const tom = new TestRunner.Tom()
+
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  tom.before('Copy HandbrakeCLI to a different location', async function() {
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync('./tmp')
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code !== 'EEXIST') {
+        throw err
+      }
+    }
+    fs.cpSync('./bin/HandbrakeCLI', './tmp/HandbrakeCLI')
+  })
+
+  tom.test('hbjs:run() - Use custom HandbrakeCLI path', async function () {
+    const options = {
+      input: './test/video/demo.mkv',
+      output: './tmp/output.mp4',
+      preset: 'Very Fast 480p30',
+      HandbrakeCLIPath: './tmp/HandbrakeCLI'
+    }
+
+    const result = await hbjs.run(options)
+    a.ok(/Encode done!/.test(result.stderr))
+  })
+}
+
+
+export default tom