diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/jfrog/JfStep.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/jfrog/JfStep.java
index 3a2d6591..0028a061 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/jfrog/JfStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/jfrog/JfStep.java
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ public JfStep(Object args) {
     @Override
     public void perform(@NonNull Run<?, ?> run, @NonNull FilePath workspace, @NonNull EnvVars env, @NonNull Launcher launcher, @NonNull TaskListener listener) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         workspace.mkdirs();
-
-        this.isWindows = !launcher.isUnix();
-        this.jfrogBinaryPath = getJFrogCLIPath(env, isWindows);
-        this.currentCliVersion = getJfrogCliVersion(launcher.launch().envs(env).pwd(workspace));
+        // Initialize values to be used across the class
+        initClassValues(workspace, env, launcher);
 
         // Build the 'jf' command
         ArgumentListBuilder builder = new ArgumentListBuilder();
@@ -294,6 +292,21 @@ private void logIllegalBuildPublishOutput(Log log, ByteArrayOutputStream taskOut
         log.warn("Illegal build-publish output: " + taskOutputStream.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * initialize values to be used across the class.
+     * @param env       environment variables applicable to this step
+     * @param launcher  a way to start processes
+     * @param workspace a workspace to use for any file operations
+     * @throws IOException in case of any I/O error, or we failed to run the 'jf'
+     * @throws InterruptedException if the step is interrupted
+     */
+    private void initClassValues(FilePath workspace, EnvVars env, Launcher launcher) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        this.isWindows = !launcher.isUnix();
+        this.jfrogBinaryPath = getJFrogCLIPath(env, isWindows);
+        Launcher.ProcStarter procStarter = launcher.launch().envs(env).pwd(workspace);
+        this.currentCliVersion = getJfrogCliVersion(procStarter);
+    }
+
     @Symbol("jf")
     @Extension
     public static final class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Builder> {