diff --git a/src/process/exec.ts b/src/process/exec.ts
index 0e8397c64..a56319913 100644
--- a/src/process/exec.ts
+++ b/src/process/exec.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export async function runCommandWithTimeout(
     return false;
   })();
 
-  const resolvedEnv = env ? { ...process.env, ...env } : { ...process.env };
+  const resolvedEnv = Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries({ ...process.env, ...(env ?? {}) })
+      .filter(([, value]) => value !== undefined)
+      .map(([key, value]) => [key, String(value)]),
+  );
   if (shouldSuppressNpmFund) {
     if (resolvedEnv.NPM_CONFIG_FUND == null) resolvedEnv.NPM_CONFIG_FUND = "false";
     if (resolvedEnv.npm_config_fund == null) resolvedEnv.npm_config_fund = "false";