diff --git a/src/execution_context.rs b/src/execution_context.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f039e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/execution_context.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::executor::RunType;
+use directories::BaseDirs;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub struct ExecutionContext<'a> {
+    run_type: RunType,
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    sudo: &'a Option<PathBuf>,
+    config: &'a Config,
+    base_dirs: &'a BaseDirs,
+}
+
+impl<'a> ExecutionContext<'a> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    pub fn new(
+        run_type: RunType,
+        sudo: &'a Option<PathBuf>,
+        config: &'a Config,
+        base_dirs: &'a BaseDirs,
+    ) -> ExecutionContext<'a> {
+        ExecutionContext {
+            run_type,
+            sudo,
+            config,
+            base_dirs,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    pub fn new(run_type: RunType, config: &'a Config, base_dirs: &'a BaseDirs) -> ExecutionContext<'a> {
+        ExecutionContext {
+            run_type,
+            config,
+            base_dirs,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn run_type(&self) -> RunType {
+        self.run_type
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    pub fn sudo(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
+        &self.sudo
+    }
+
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &Config {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
+    pub fn base_dirs(&self) -> &BaseDirs {
+        &self.base_dirs
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6825cfab..35052ce7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 mod config;
 mod ctrlc;
 mod error;
+mod execution_context;
 mod executor;
 mod report;
 #[cfg(feature = "self-update")]
@@ -95,6 +96,12 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let sudo = utils::sudo();
     let run_type = executor::RunType::new(config.dry_run());
 
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let ctx = execution_context::ExecutionContext::new(run_type, &sudo, &config, &base_dirs);
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    let ctx = execution_context::ExecutionContext::new(run_type, &config, &base_dirs);
+
     #[cfg(feature = "self-update")]
     {
         openssl_probe::init_ssl_cert_env_vars();
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
 
     if let Some(commands) = config.pre_commands() {
         for (name, command) in commands {
-            generic::run_custom_command(&name, &command, run_type)?;
+            generic::run_custom_command(&name, &command, &ctx)?;
         }
     }
 
@@ -555,7 +562,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
             execute(
                 &mut report,
                 name,
-                || generic::run_custom_command(&name, &command, run_type),
+                || generic::run_custom_command(&name, &command, &ctx),
                 config.no_retry(),
             )?;
         }
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index 7187daae..987a6466 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::error::{SkipStep, TopgradeError};
+use crate::execution_context::ExecutionContext;
 use crate::executor::{CommandExt, RunType};
 use crate::terminal::{print_separator, shell};
 use crate::utils::{self, PathExt};
@@ -166,9 +167,9 @@ pub fn run_myrepos_update(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Result<()>
         .check_run()
 }
 
-pub fn run_custom_command(name: &str, command: &str, run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn run_custom_command(name: &str, command: &str, ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     print_separator(name);
-    run_type.execute(shell()).arg("-c").arg(command).check_run()
+    ctx.run_type().execute(shell()).arg("-c").arg(command).check_run()
 }
 
 pub fn run_composer_update(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {