diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
index 5d997758..e868363f 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   CacheFilename,
   CompressionMethod,
   GnuTarPathOnWindows,
-  SystemTarPathOnWindows
+  ManifestFilename,
+  SystemTarPathOnWindows,
+  TarFilename
 } from '../src/internal/constants'
 import * as tar from '../src/internal/tar'
 import * as utils from '../src/internal/cacheUtils'
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ test('zstd extract tar', async () => {
   expect(mkdirMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(workspace)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-xf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P',
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ test('zstd extract tar', async () => {
       .concat([
         '--use-compress-program',
         IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d --long=30' : 'unzstd --long=30'
-      ]),
+      ])
+      .join(' '),
     {cwd: undefined}
   )
 })
@@ -86,25 +89,24 @@ test('zstd extract tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
     const archivePath = `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
     const workspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
     const tarPath = SystemTarPathOnWindows
-    const tarFilename = 'cache.tar'
 
     await tar.extractTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Zstd)
 
     expect(mkdirMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(workspace)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
       [
-        tarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         '&&',
         `${tarPath}`,
         '-xf',
-        tarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         '-P',
         '-C',
         workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-      ],
+      ].join(' '),
       {cwd: undefined}
     )
   }
@@ -124,8 +126,8 @@ test('gzip extract tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-xf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P',
@@ -134,7 +136,8 @@ test('gzip extract tar', async () => {
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
-      .concat(['-z']),
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' '),
     {cwd: undefined}
   )
 })
@@ -153,8 +156,8 @@ test('gzip extract GNU tar on windows with GNUtar in path', async () => {
 
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `"tar"`,
       [
+        `"tar"`,
         '-xf',
         archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '-P',
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ test('gzip extract GNU tar on windows with GNUtar in path', async () => {
         workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '--force-local',
         '-z'
-      ],
+      ].join(' '),
       {cwd: undefined}
     )
   }
@@ -183,8 +186,8 @@ test('zstd create tar', async () => {
 
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '--posix',
       '-cf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Zstd,
@@ -194,14 +197,15 @@ test('zstd create tar', async () => {
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,
       '--files-from',
-      'manifest.txt'
+      ManifestFilename
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
       .concat([
         '--use-compress-program',
         IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -T0 --long=30' : 'zstdmt --long=30'
-      ]),
+      ])
+      .join(' '),
     {
       cwd: archiveFolder
     }
@@ -218,7 +222,6 @@ test('zstd create tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
     const archiveFolder = getTempDir()
     const workspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
     const sourceDirectories = ['~/.npm/cache', `${workspace}/dist`]
-    const tarFilename = 'cache.tar'
 
     await fs.promises.mkdir(archiveFolder, {recursive: true})
 
@@ -232,23 +235,23 @@ test('zstd create tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
 
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `"${tarPath}"`,
       [
+        `"${tarPath}"`,
         '--posix',
         '-cf',
-        tarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '--exclude',
-        tarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '-P',
         '-C',
         workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '--files-from',
-        'manifest.txt',
+        ManifestFilename,
         '&&',
         'zstd -T0 --long=30 -o',
         CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
-        tarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-      ],
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      ].join(' '),
       {
         cwd: archiveFolder
       }
@@ -282,11 +285,12 @@ test('gzip create tar', async () => {
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,
       '--files-from',
-      'manifest.txt'
+      ManifestFilename
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
-      .concat(['-z']),
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' '),
     {
       cwd: archiveFolder
     }
@@ -305,14 +309,14 @@ test('zstd list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
-    ['-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
+    [`"${tarPath}"`, '-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
       .concat([
         '--use-compress-program',
         IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d --long=30' : 'unzstd --long=30'
-      ]),
+      ])
+      .join(' '),
     {cwd: undefined}
   )
 })
@@ -327,20 +331,19 @@ test('zstd list tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
 
     await tar.listTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Zstd)
 
-    const tarFilename = 'cache.tar'
     const tarPath = SystemTarPathOnWindows
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
       [
-        tarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         '&&',
         `${tarPath}`,
         '-tf',
-        tarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         '-P'
-      ],
+      ].join(' '),
       {cwd: undefined}
     )
   }
@@ -358,11 +361,11 @@ test('zstdWithoutLong list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
-    ['-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
+    [`"${tarPath}"`, '-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
-      .concat(['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d' : 'unzstd']),
+      .concat(['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d' : 'unzstd'])
+      .join(' '),
     {cwd: undefined}
   )
 })
@@ -378,11 +381,11 @@ test('gzip list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
-    ['-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
+    [`"${tarPath}"`, '-tf', IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath, '-P']
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
       .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
-      .concat(['-z']),
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' '),
     {cwd: undefined}
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
index 7d0eb65d..b2cddf96 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ export const SocketTimeout = 5000
 // The default path of GNUtar on hosted Windows runners
 export const GnuTarPathOnWindows = `${process.env['PROGRAMFILES']}\\Git\\usr\\bin\\tar.exe`
 
+// The default path of BSDtar on hosted Windows runners
 export const SystemTarPathOnWindows = `${process.env['SYSTEMDRIVE']}\\Windows\\System32\\tar.exe`
+
+export const TarFilename = 'cache.tar'
+
+export const ManifestFilename = 'manifest.txt'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index 00b14fda..7549fb14 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import {ArchiveTool} from './contracts'
 import {
   CompressionMethod,
   SystemTarPathOnWindows,
-  ArchiveToolType
+  ArchiveToolType,
+  TarFilename,
+  ManifestFilename
 } from './constants'
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ async function getTarArgs(
   archivePath = ''
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const args = [tarPath.path]
-  const manifestFilename = 'manifest.txt'
   const cacheFileName = utils.getCacheFileName(compressionMethod)
   const tarFile = 'cache.tar'
   const workingDirectory = getWorkingDirectory()
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ async function getTarArgs(
         '-C',
         workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
         '--files-from',
-        manifestFilename
+        ManifestFilename
       )
       break
     case 'extract':
@@ -162,7 +163,6 @@ async function getDecompressionProgram(
   // unzstd is equivalent to 'zstd -d'
   // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
   // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
-  const tarFile = 'cache.tar'
   const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
     tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
     compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async function getDecompressionProgram(
       return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
         ? [
             'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
-            tarFile,
+            TarFilename,
             archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
             '&&'
           ]
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ async function getDecompressionProgram(
       return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
         ? [
             'zstd -d -o',
-            tarFile,
+            TarFilename,
             archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
             '&&'
           ]
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ async function getCompressionProgram(
   compressionMethod: CompressionMethod
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const cacheFileName = utils.getCacheFileName(compressionMethod)
-  const tarFile = 'cache.tar'
   const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
     tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
     compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ async function getCompressionProgram(
             '&&',
             'zstd -T0 --long=30 -o',
             cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-            tarFile
+            TarFilename
           ]
         : [
             '--use-compress-program',
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ async function getCompressionProgram(
             '&&',
             'zstd -T0 -o',
             cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-            tarFile
+            TarFilename
           ]
         : ['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -T0' : 'zstdmt']
     default: