Init Maps on creation.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/MapUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/MapUtils.java
index cead70d..5d01aee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/MapUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/MapUtils.java
@@ -39,15 +39,8 @@
      *            the map value type
      * @return the cloned map
      */
-   public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copy(final Map<K, V> source) {
-
-        if (source == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        final Map<K, V> result = new HashMap<>();
-        result.putAll(source);
-        return result;
+    public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copy(final Map<K, V> source) {
+        return source == null ? null : new HashMap<>(source);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/exec/DefaultExecutorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/exec/DefaultExecutorTest.java
index c58b929..5d0402f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/exec/DefaultExecutorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/exec/DefaultExecutorTest.java
@@ -687,8 +687,7 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testAddEnvironmentVariables() throws Exception {
-        final Map<String, String> myEnvVars = new HashMap<>();
-        myEnvVars.putAll(EnvironmentUtils.getProcEnvironment());
+        final Map<String, String> myEnvVars = new HashMap<>(EnvironmentUtils.getProcEnvironment());
         myEnvVars.put("NEW_VAR","NEW_VAL");
         exec.execute(new CommandLine(environmentSript), myEnvVars);
         final String environment = baos.toString().trim();
@@ -698,8 +697,7 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testAddEnvironmentVariableEmbeddedQuote() throws Exception {
-        final Map<String, String> myEnvVars = new HashMap<>();
-        myEnvVars.putAll(EnvironmentUtils.getProcEnvironment());
+        final Map<String, String> myEnvVars = new HashMap<>(EnvironmentUtils.getProcEnvironment());
         final String name = "NEW_VAR";
         final String value = "NEW_\"_VAL";
         myEnvVars.put(name,value);