diff --git a/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource.go b/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource.go
index 4651c31..d206eb5 100644
--- a/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource.go
+++ b/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource.go
@@ -76,7 +76,20 @@ var runCommand = func(ctx context.Context, command string, env []string) ([]byte
 	if ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return response, err
+
+	if err == nil {
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
+	if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+		return []byte{}, timeoutError()
+	}
+
+	if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+		return []byte{}, exitCodeError(exitError.ExitCode())
+	}
+
+	return []byte{}, executableError(err)
 }
 
 type executableCredentialSource struct {
@@ -222,13 +235,7 @@ func (cs executableCredentialSource) getTokenFromExecutableCommand() (string, er
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if output, err := runCommand(ctx, cs.Command, cs.getEnvironment()); err != nil {
-		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-			return "", timeoutError()
-		}
-		if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
-			return "", exitCodeError(exitError.ExitCode())
-		}
-		return "", executableError(err)
+		return "", err
 	} else {
 		return parseSubjectToken(output)
 	}
diff --git a/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource_test.go b/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource_test.go
index 9abb276..1ae6dc3 100644
--- a/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource_test.go
+++ b/google/internal/externalaccount/executablecredsource_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package externalaccount
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -208,94 +207,6 @@ func TestRetrieveExecutableSubjectTokenWithoutEnvironmentVariablesSet(t *testing
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRetrieveExecutableSubjectExecutableErrorOccurs(t *testing.T) {
-	cs := CredentialSource{
-		Executable: &ExecutableConfig{
-			Command:       "blarg",
-			TimeoutMillis: 5000,
-		},
-	}
-
-	tfc := testFileConfig
-	tfc.CredentialSource = cs
-
-	oldGetenv, oldNow, oldRunCommand := getenv, now, runCommand
-	defer func() {
-		getenv, now, runCommand = oldGetenv, oldNow, oldRunCommand
-	}()
-
-	getenv = setEnvironment(map[string]string{"GOOGLE_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_ALLOW_EXECUTABLES": "1"})
-	now = setTime(defaultTime)
-	deadline, deadlineSet := now(), false
-	runCommand = func(ctx context.Context, command string, env []string) ([]byte, error) {
-		deadline, deadlineSet = ctx.Deadline()
-		return nil, errors.New("foo")
-	}
-
-	base, err := tfc.parse(context.Background())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("parse() failed %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = base.subjectToken()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected error but found none")
-	}
-	if got, want := err.Error(), executableError(errors.New("foo")).Error(); got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Incorrect error received.\nReceived: %s\nExpected: %s", got, want)
-	}
-
-	if !deadlineSet {
-		t.Errorf("Command run without a deadline")
-	} else if deadline != now().Add(5*time.Second) {
-		t.Errorf("Command run with incorrect deadline")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRetrieveExecutableSubjectTokenTimeoutOccurs(t *testing.T) {
-	cs := CredentialSource{
-		Executable: &ExecutableConfig{
-			Command:       "blarg",
-			TimeoutMillis: 5000,
-		},
-	}
-
-	tfc := testFileConfig
-	tfc.CredentialSource = cs
-
-	oldGetenv, oldNow, oldRunCommand := getenv, now, runCommand
-	defer func() {
-		getenv, now, runCommand = oldGetenv, oldNow, oldRunCommand
-	}()
-
-	getenv = setEnvironment(map[string]string{"GOOGLE_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_ALLOW_EXECUTABLES": "1"})
-	now = setTime(defaultTime)
-	deadline, deadlineSet := now(), false
-	runCommand = func(ctx context.Context, command string, env []string) ([]byte, error) {
-		deadline, deadlineSet = ctx.Deadline()
-		return nil, context.DeadlineExceeded
-	}
-
-	base, err := tfc.parse(context.Background())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("parse() failed %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = base.subjectToken()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected error but found none")
-	}
-	if got, want := err.Error(), timeoutError().Error(); got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Incorrect error received.\nReceived: %s\nExpected: %s", got, want)
-	}
-
-	if !deadlineSet {
-		t.Errorf("Command run without a deadline")
-	} else if deadline != now().Add(5*time.Second) {
-		t.Errorf("Command run with incorrect deadline")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRetrieveExecutableSubjectTokenInvalidFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	cs := CredentialSource{
 		Executable: &ExecutableConfig{