diff --git a/azure/backend.go b/azure/backend.go
index 4268b4f71..372522fc2 100644
--- a/azure/backend.go
+++ b/azure/backend.go
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ func getGroupAndContainerName(containerID string) (groupName string, containerNa
 }
 
 func (cs *aciContainerService) Exec(ctx context.Context, name string, command string, reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer) error {
+	err := verifyExecCommand(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	groupName, containerAciName := getGroupAndContainerName(name)
 	containerExecResponse, err := execACIContainer(ctx, cs.ctx, command, groupName, containerAciName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -208,6 +212,15 @@ func (cs *aciContainerService) Exec(ctx context.Context, name string, command st
 	)
 }
 
+func verifyExecCommand(command string) error {
+	tokens := strings.Split(command, " ")
+	if len(tokens) > 1 {
+		return errors.New("ACI exec command does not accept arguments to the command. " +
+			"Only the binary should be specified")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (cs *aciContainerService) Logs(ctx context.Context, containerName string, req containers.LogsRequest) error {
 	groupName, containerAciName := getGroupAndContainerName(containerName)
 	var tail *int32
diff --git a/azure/backend_test.go b/azure/backend_test.go
index 9e4bc2ef6..8092c8c52 100644
--- a/azure/backend_test.go
+++ b/azure/backend_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ func (suite *BackendSuiteTest) TestErrorMessageRunSingleContainerNameWithCompose
 	Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("invalid container name. ACI container name cannot include \"_\""))
 }
 
+func (suite *BackendSuiteTest) TestVerifyCommand() {
+	err := verifyExecCommand("command") // Command without an argument
+	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+	err = verifyExecCommand("command argument") // Command with argument
+	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("ACI exec command does not accept arguments to the command. " +
+		"Only the binary should be specified"))
+}
+
 func TestBackendSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterTestingT(t)
 	suite.Run(t, new(BackendSuiteTest))
diff --git a/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go b/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
index e3f44f70c..04e30a463 100644
--- a/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
+++ b/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ func (s *E2eACISuite) TestACIBackend() {
 		Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("GET"))
 	})
 
+	s.T().Run("exec command", func(t *testing.T) {
+		output := s.NewDockerCommand("exec", testContainerName, "pwd").ExecOrDie()
+		Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("/"))
+
+		output = s.NewDockerCommand("exec", testContainerName, "echo", "fail_with_argument").ExecOrDie()
+		Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("ACI exec command does not accept arguments to the command. " +
+			"Only the binary should be specified"))
+	})
+
 	s.T().Run("follow logs from nginx", func(t *testing.T) {
 		timeChan := make(chan time.Time)