diff --git a/etc/config/command.php b/etc/config/command.php
index 600025cf4..bc8688c21 100644
--- a/etc/config/command.php
+++ b/etc/config/command.php
@@ -27,17 +27,32 @@
         $magentoBinary = $php . ' -f ../../../../bin/magento';
         $valid = validateCommand($magentoBinary, $command);
         if ($valid) {
-            exec(
-                escapeCommand($magentoBinary . " $command" . " $arguments") . " 2>&1",
-                $output,
-                $exitCode
-            );
-            if ($exitCode == 0) {
+            $process = new Symfony\Component\Process\Process($magentoBinary . " $command" . " $arguments");
+            $process->setIdleTimeout(60);
+            $process->setTimeout(0);
+            $idleTimeout = false;
+            try {
+                $process->run();
+                $output = $process->getOutput();
+                if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
+                    $output = $process->getErrorOutput();
+                }
+                if (empty($output)) {
+                    $output = "CLI did not return output.";
+                }
+
+            } catch (Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\ProcessTimedOutException $exception) {
+                $output = "CLI command timed out, no output available.";
+                $idleTimeout = true;
+            }
+            $exitCode = $process->getExitCode();
+
+            if ($exitCode == 0 || $idleTimeout) {
                 http_response_code(202);
             } else {
                 http_response_code(500);
             }
-            echo implode("\n", $output);
+            echo $output;
         } else {
             http_response_code(403);
             echo "Given command not found valid in Magento CLI Command list.";