diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c38911cf..3e85a186 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- ### Added | Changed | Deprecated | Removed | Fixed | Security -->
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `K8s.Conn.Auth.Exec` - Define default value for `:args` - [#240](https://github.com/coryodaniel/k8s/pull/240)
+
 ### Added
 
 - `K8s.Conn.Auth.Azure` - Azure auth provider added by @hanspagh - [#162](https://github.com/coryodaniel/k8s/issues/162), [#225](https://github.com/coryodaniel/k8s/issues/225)
diff --git a/lib/k8s/conn/auth/exec.ex b/lib/k8s/conn/auth/exec.ex
index ef8da9ed..f8be3c73 100644
--- a/lib/k8s/conn/auth/exec.ex
+++ b/lib/k8s/conn/auth/exec.ex
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule K8s.Conn.Auth.Exec do
   alias __MODULE__
   alias K8s.Conn.Error
 
-  defstruct [:command, :env, :args]
+  defstruct [:command, :env, args: []]
 
   @type t :: %__MODULE__{
           command: String.t(),
@@ -46,23 +46,21 @@ defmodule K8s.Conn.Auth.Exec do
   @spec create(map() | any, String.t() | any) :: {:ok, t} | {:error, Error.t()} | :skip
   def create(%{"exec" => %{"command" => command} = config}, _) do
     # Optional:
-    args = Map.get(config, "args", [])
-    env = Map.get(config, "env", [])
+    args = config["args"] |> List.wrap()
+    env = config["env"] |> List.wrap() |> format_env()
 
     {:ok,
      %__MODULE__{
        command: command,
-       env: format_env(env),
+       env: env,
        args: args
      }}
   end
 
   def create(_, _), do: :skip
 
-  @spec format_env(nil | map) :: {binary, any}
-  defp format_env(nil), do: %{}
-  defp format_env(env) when is_list(env), do: Enum.into(env, %{}, &format_env/1)
-  defp format_env(%{"name" => key, "value" => value}), do: {key, value}
+  @spec format_env(list()) :: map()
+  defp format_env(env), do: Map.new(env, &{&1["name"], &1["value"]})
 
   defimpl K8s.Conn.RequestOptions, for: K8s.Conn.Auth.Exec do
     @doc "Generates HTTP Authorization options for auth-provider authentication"