diff --git a/libraries/chef_rvm_set_helpers.rb b/libraries/chef_rvm_set_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67e1d60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chef_rvm_set_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class Chef
+  module RVM
+    module SetHelpers
+      def rvm_do(user = nil)
+        # Use Gem's version comparing code to compare the two strings
+        if Gem::Version.new(VersionCache.fetch_version(user)) < Gem::Version.new("1.8.6")
+          "exec"
+        else
+          "do"
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/libraries/chef_rvm_version_helpers.rb b/libraries/chef_rvm_version_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..088fc5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chef_rvm_version_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+class Chef
+  module RVM
+    module ShellHelpers
+      # stub to satisfy VersionCache (library load order not guarenteed)
+    end
+
+    module VersionHelpers
+      def rvm_version(user = nil)
+        VersionCache.fetch_version(user)
+      end
+    end
+
+    class VersionCache
+      class << self
+        include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
+        include Chef::RVM::ShellHelpers
+      end
+
+      def self.fetch_version(user = nil)
+        @@version ||= rvm_version(user)
+      end
+
+      def self.rvm_version(user = nil)
+        cmd = "rvm version | cut -d ' ' -f 2"
+
+        if user
+          user_dir    = Etc.getpwnam(user).dir
+          environment = { 'USER' => user, 'HOME' => user_dir }
+        else
+          user_dir    = nil
+          environment = nil
+        end
+
+        version = shell_out!(
+          rvm_wrap_cmd(cmd, user_dir), :env => environment).stdout.strip
+
+        Chef::Log.debug "RVM version = #{version}"
+
+        version
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb b/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
index f351afab..a8ba5977 100644
--- a/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
+++ b/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
@@ -24,15 +24,20 @@ module RVM
     module ShellHelpers
       # stub to satisfy RVMRubygems (library load order not guarenteed)
     end
+    module SetHelpers
+      # stub to satisfy RVMRubygems (library load order not guarenteed)
+    end
   end
 
   class Provider
     class Package
       class RVMRubygems < Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems
         include Chef::RVM::ShellHelpers
+        include Chef::RVM::SetHelpers
 
         class RVMGemEnvironment < AlternateGemEnvironment
           include Chef::RVM::ShellHelpers
+          include Chef::RVM::SetHelpers
 
           attr_reader :ruby_strings, :user
 
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ def initialize(gem_binary_location, ruby_strings, user = nil)
 
           def gem_paths
             cmd = "rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} "
-            cmd << "exec #{@gem_binary_location} env gempath"
+            cmd << "#{rvm_do} #{@gem_binary_location} env gempath"
 
             if user
               user_dir    = Etc.getpwnam(user).dir
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ def gem_paths
 
           def gem_platforms
             cmd = "rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} "
-            cmd << "exec #{@gem_binary_location} env"
+            cmd << "#{rvm_do} #{@gem_binary_location} env"
 
             if user
               user_dir    = Etc.getpwnam(user).dir
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ def install_via_gem_command(name, version)
           src = @new_resource.source &&
             "  --source=#{@new_resource.source} --source=http://rubygems.org"
 
-          cmd = %{rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} #{gem_binary_path}}
+          cmd = %{rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} #{rvm_do} #{gem_binary_path}}
           cmd << %{ install #{name} -q --no-rdoc --no-ri -v "#{version}"}
           cmd << %{#{src}#{opts}}
 
@@ -154,7 +159,7 @@ def remove_package(name, version)
         end
 
         def uninstall_via_gem_command(name, version)
-          cmd = %{rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} #{gem_binary_path}}
+          cmd = %{rvm #{ruby_strings.join(',')} #{rvm_do} #{gem_binary_path}}
           cmd << %{ uninstall #{name} -q -x -I}
           if version
             cmd << %{ -v "#{version}"#{opts}}