diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.cpp
index 96d5ea5d1..800dcab78 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.cpp
@@ -94,12 +94,29 @@ get_gs_expander( System::RunLocation location )
     return expander;
 }
 
+CommandLine::CommandLine( const QVariantMap& m )
+{
+    const QString command = Calamares::getString( m, "command" );
+    const qint64 timeout = Calamares::getInteger( m, "timeout", -1 );
+    if ( !command.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        m_command = command;
+        m_timeout = timeout >= 0 ? std::chrono::seconds( timeout ) : CommandLine::TimeoutNotSet();
+        m_environment = Calamares::getStringList( m, "environment" );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cWarning() << "Bad CommandLine element" << m;
+        // this CommandLine is invalid
+    }
+}
+
 CommandLine
 CommandLine::expand( KMacroExpanderBase& expander ) const
 {
-    QString c = first;
+    QString c = m_command;
     expander.expandMacrosShellQuote( c );
-    return { c, second };
+    return { c, m_environment, m_timeout };
 }
 
 Calamares::CommandLine
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.h b/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.h
index 9969dc165..3db0102d6 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/CommandList.h
@@ -28,30 +28,43 @@ namespace Calamares
  * Each command can have an associated timeout in seconds. The timeout
  * defaults to 10 seconds. Provide some convenience naming and construction.
  */
-struct CommandLine
+class CommandLine
 {
+public:
     static inline constexpr std::chrono::seconds TimeoutNotSet() { return std::chrono::seconds( -1 ); }
 
     /// An invalid command line
     CommandLine() = default;
 
     CommandLine( const QString& s )
-        : first( s )
-        , second( TimeoutNotSet() )
+        : m_command( s )
     {
     }
 
     CommandLine( const QString& s, std::chrono::seconds t )
-        : first( s )
-        , second( t )
+        : m_command( s )
+        , m_timeout( t )
     {
     }
 
-    QString command() const { return first; }
+    CommandLine( const QString& s, const QStringList& env, std::chrono::seconds t )
+        : m_command( s )
+        , m_environment( env )
+        , m_timeout( t )
+    {
+    }
 
-    std::chrono::seconds timeout() const { return second; }
+    /** @brief Constructs a CommandLine from a map with keys
+     *
+     * Relevant keys are *command*, *environment* and *timeout*.
+     */
+    CommandLine( const QVariantMap& m );
 
-    bool isValid() const { return !first.isEmpty(); }
+    QString command() const { return m_command; }
+    [[nodiscard]] QStringList environment() const { return m_environment; }
+    std::chrono::seconds timeout() const { return m_timeout; }
+
+    bool isValid() const { return !m_command.isEmpty(); }
 
     /** @brief Returns a copy of this one command, with variables expanded
      *
@@ -60,6 +73,7 @@ struct CommandLine
      * instance, which handles the ROOT and USER variables.
      */
     DLLEXPORT CommandLine expand( KMacroExpanderBase& expander ) const;
+
     /** @brief As above, with a default macro-expander.
      *
      * The default macro-expander assumes RunInHost (e.g. ROOT will
@@ -68,8 +82,9 @@ struct CommandLine
     DLLEXPORT CommandLine expand() const;
 
 private:
-    QString first;
-    std::chrono::seconds second = std::chrono::seconds( -1 );
+    QString m_command;
+    QStringList m_environment;
+    std::chrono::seconds m_timeout = TimeoutNotSet();
 };
 
 /** @brief Abbreviation, used internally. */
@@ -109,6 +124,7 @@ public:
      * @see CommandLine::expand() for details.
      */
     CommandList expand( KMacroExpanderBase& expander ) const;
+
     /** @brief As above, with a default macro-expander.
      *
      * Each command-line in the list is expanded with that default macro-expander.