diff --git a/buildroot/share/PlatformIO/scripts/configuration.py b/buildroot/share/PlatformIO/scripts/configuration.py
index 71d4e3777c..6677cd566d 100755
--- a/buildroot/share/PlatformIO/scripts/configuration.py
+++ b/buildroot/share/PlatformIO/scripts/configuration.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # configuration.py
 # Apply options from config.ini to the existing Configuration headers
 #
-import re, os, shutil, configparser, datetime
+import re, os, shutil, subprocess, configparser, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
 verbose = 0
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ def fetch_example(url):
 
     # Find a suitable fetch command
     if shutil.which("curl") is not None:
-        fetch = "curl -L -s -S -f -o"
+        fetch = [ "curl", "-L", "-s", "-S", "-f", "-o" ]
     elif shutil.which("wget") is not None:
-        fetch = "wget -q -O"
+        fetch = [ "wget", "-q", "-O" ]
     else:
         blab("Couldn't find curl or wget", -1)
         #blab("Couldn't find curl or wget", 0)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def fetch_example(url):
     # Try to fetch the remote files
     gotfile = False
     for fn in ("Configuration.h", "Configuration_adv.h", "_Bootscreen.h", "_Statusscreen.h"):
-        if os.system(f"{fetch} wgot {url}/{fn} >/dev/null 2>&1") == 0:
+        if subprocess.call(fetch + [ "wgot", f"{url}/{fn}" ], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL) == 0:
             shutil.move('wgot', config_path(fn))
             gotfile = True
             blab(f"Fetched {fn}", 2)