diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4100eac..16a300e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async function main() {
 
   const instance = await sandbox.create();
 
-  const process4 = await instance.exec("sh", "-c", "cd /app && node server.js");
+  const process4 = await instance.exec(["sh", "-c", "cd /app && node server.js"]);
 
   const url = await instance.exposePort(3000);
   console.log(`Server is running at ${url}`);
diff --git a/lib/resources/abstraction/sandbox.ts b/lib/resources/abstraction/sandbox.ts
index 25af7fa..5e878e4 100644
--- a/lib/resources/abstraction/sandbox.ts
+++ b/lib/resources/abstraction/sandbox.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   PodSandboxCreateDirectoryResponse,
   PodSandboxListUrlsResponse,
   PodInstanceData,
+  ExecOptions,
 } from "../../types/pod";
 import beamClient from "../..";
 
@@ -430,8 +431,12 @@ export class SandboxInstance extends PodInstance {
   }
 
   /** Run an arbitrary command in the sandbox. */
-  public async exec(...args: string[]): Promise<SandboxProcess> {
-    return this._exec(args);
+  public async exec(
+    command: string | string[],
+    opts?: ExecOptions
+  ): Promise<SandboxProcess> {
+    const commandList = Array.isArray(command) ? command : [command];
+    return this._exec(commandList, opts);
   }
 
   private async _exec(
diff --git a/lib/types/pod.ts b/lib/types/pod.ts
index 24784a5..411f528 100644
--- a/lib/types/pod.ts
+++ b/lib/types/pod.ts
@@ -299,4 +299,9 @@ export interface PodSandboxCreateImageFromFilesystemResponse {
   imageId: string;
 }
 
+export interface ExecOptions {
+  cwd?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
 // Store requests here?