diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
index ad68579a1bf..1f0a04f4cb5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ import string
 from ansible.compat.six import iteritems, string_types
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.playbook.attribute import Attribute, FieldAttribute
+from ansible.playbook.attribute import FieldAttribute
 from ansible.playbook.base import Base
-from ansible.template import Templar
 from ansible.utils.boolean import boolean
-from ansible.utils.unicode import to_unicode
 
 __all__ = ['PlayContext']
 
@@ -447,16 +445,21 @@ class PlayContext(Base):
         success_key = None
         self.prompt = None
 
-        if executable is None:
-            executable = self.executable
-
         if self.become:
 
+            if executable is None:
+                executable = self.executable
+
             becomecmd   = None
             randbits    = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for x in range(32))
             success_key = 'BECOME-SUCCESS-%s' % randbits
             success_cmd = pipes.quote('echo %s; %s' % (success_key, cmd))
 
+            if executable:
+                command = '%s -c %s' % (executable, success_cmd)
+            else:
+                command = success_cmd
+
             # set executable to use for the privilege escalation method, with various overrides
             exe = self.become_exe or \
                   getattr(self, '%s_exe' % self.become_method, None) or \
@@ -485,9 +488,9 @@ class PlayContext(Base):
                 # force quick error if password is required but not supplied, should prevent sudo hangs.
                 if self.become_pass:
                     prompt = '[sudo via ansible, key=%s] password: ' % randbits
-                    becomecmd = '%s %s -p "%s" -u %s %s -c %s' % (exe,  flags.replace('-n',''), prompt, self.become_user, executable, success_cmd)
+                    becomecmd = '%s %s -p "%s" -u %s %s' % (exe,  flags.replace('-n',''), prompt, self.become_user, command)
                 else:
-                    becomecmd = '%s %s -u %s %s -c %s' % (exe, flags, self.become_user, executable, success_cmd)
+                    becomecmd = '%s %s -u %s %s' % (exe, flags, self.become_user, command)
 
 
             elif self.become_method == 'su':
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ class PlayContext(Base):
                     return bool(SU_PROMPT_LOCALIZATIONS_RE.match(data))
                 prompt = detect_su_prompt
 
-                becomecmd = '%s %s %s -c %s' % (exe, flags, self.become_user, pipes.quote('%s -c %s' % (executable, success_cmd)))
+                becomecmd = '%s %s %s -c %s' % (exe, flags, self.become_user, pipes.quote(command))
 
             elif self.become_method == 'pbrun':
 
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ class PlayContext(Base):
 
                 exe = self.become_exe or 'dzdo'
 
-                becomecmd = '%s -u %s %s -c %s' % (exe, self.become_user, executable, success_cmd)
+                becomecmd = '%s -u %s %s' % (exe, self.become_user, command)
 
             else:
                 raise AnsibleError("Privilege escalation method not found: %s" % self.become_method)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/raw.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/raw.py
index ae3d53a3660..5209b37a234 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/raw.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/raw.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             result['skipped'] = True
             return result
 
-        executable = self._task.args.get('executable')
+        executable = self._task.args.get('executable', False)
         result.update(self._low_level_execute_command(self._task.args.get('_raw_params'), executable=executable))
 
         return result
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
index 76699a29164..358775c19e2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import os
 
-from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 
 
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         tmp_src = self._connection._shell.join_path(tmp, os.path.basename(source))
         self._transfer_file(source, tmp_src)
 
-        sudoable = True
         # set file permissions, more permissive when the copy is done as a different user
         self._fixup_perms(tmp, remote_user, execute=True, recursive=True)
 
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/test_raw.py b/test/units/plugins/action/test_raw.py
index 8ef18786a51..5564a934b29 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/test_raw.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/test_raw.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TestCopyResultExclude(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_am.display = Mock()
 
         self.mock_am.run()
-        self.mock_am._low_level_execute_command.assert_called_with('Args1', executable=None)
+        self.mock_am._low_level_execute_command.assert_called_with('Args1', executable=False)
 
     def test_raw_check_mode_is_True(self):