diff --git a/tfexec/cmd_default_test.go b/tfexec/cmd_default_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0245ddaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/cmd_default_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//go:build !linux
+// +build !linux
+
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Test_runTerraformCmd_default(t *testing.T) {
+	// Checks runTerraformCmd for race condition when using
+	// go test -race -run Test_runTerraformCmd_default ./tfexec
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	tf := &Terraform{
+		logger:   log.New(&buf, "", 0),
+		execPath: "echo",
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	cmd := tf.buildTerraformCmd(ctx, nil, "hello tf-exec!")
+	err := tf.runTerraformCmd(ctx, cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Cancel stops the leaked go routine which logs an error
+	cancel()
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	if strings.Contains(buf.String(), "error from kill") {
+		t.Fatal("canceling context should not lead to logging an error")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tfexec/cmd_linux_test.go b/tfexec/cmd_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..471ddf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/cmd_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Test_runTerraformCmd_linux(t *testing.T) {
+	// Checks runTerraformCmd for race condition when using
+	// go test -race -run Test_runTerraformCmd_linux ./tfexec -tags=linux
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	tf := &Terraform{
+		logger:   log.New(&buf, "", 0),
+		execPath: "echo",
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	cmd := tf.buildTerraformCmd(ctx, nil, "hello tf-exec!")
+	err := tf.runTerraformCmd(ctx, cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Cancel stops the leaked go routine which logs an error
+	cancel()
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	if strings.Contains(buf.String(), "error from kill") {
+		t.Fatal("canceling context should not lead to logging an error")
+	}
+}