diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory.go
index 5ba3bba0c..fd1766fcb 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory.go
@@ -72,22 +72,23 @@ func (f *SecretFactory) MakeSecret(args *types.SecretArgs, options *types.Genera
 		log.Println("SecretArgs.TimeoutSeconds will be deprected in next release. Please use GeneratorOptions.TimeoutSeconds instread.")
 		timeout = time.Duration(*args.TimeoutSeconds) * time.Second
 	}
-
-	pairs, err := f.keyValuesFromEnvFileCommand(args.EnvCommand, timeout, options)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"env source file: %s",
-			args.EnvCommand))
+	if args.EnvCommand != "" {
+		pairs, err := f.keyValuesFromEnvFileCommand(args.EnvCommand, timeout, options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
+				"env source file: %s",
+				args.EnvCommand))
+		}
+		all = append(all, pairs...)
 	}
-	all = append(all, pairs...)
-
-	pairs, err = f.keyValuesFromCommands(args.Commands, timeout, options)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"commands %v", args.Commands))
+	if len(args.Commands) != 0 {
+		pairs, err := f.keyValuesFromCommands(args.Commands, timeout, options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
+				"commands %v", args.Commands))
+		}
+		all = append(all, pairs...)
 	}
-	all = append(all, pairs...)
-
 	for _, kv := range all {
 		err = addKvToSecret(s, kv.key, kv.value)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go
index f59c3980f..a2c50870a 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package configmapandsecret
 
 import (
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
@@ -55,11 +54,8 @@ func TestMakeSecretNoCommandsBadDir(t *testing.T) {
 			EnvCommand: "",
 		}}
 	_, err := factory.MakeSecret(&args, nil)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a directory") {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 }