diff --git a/SpecialCreateWiki.php b/SpecialCreateWiki.php
index 3a0c0f9..2ce5aac 100644
--- a/SpecialCreateWiki.php
+++ b/SpecialCreateWiki.php
@@ -195,22 +195,20 @@ public function handleInput() {
 			$cloudFlareStatus = $this->addCloudFlareRecord( $DBname );
 			$postCreationStatus->merge( $cloudFlareStatus );
 		}
-
-		$shcreateaccount =
-			exec(
+		$shcreateaccount = 
+			wfShellExec( 
 				"/usr/bin/php $IP/extensions/CentralAuth/maintenance/createLocalAccount.php " .
-				wfEscapeShellArg( $founder ) .
 				' --wiki ' .
-				wfEscapeShellArg( $DBname )
+				wfEscapeShellArg( $DBname ) .
+				wfEscapeShellArg( $founder )
 			);
 		if ( !strpos( $shcreateaccount, 'created' ) ) {
 			$postCreationStatus->merge(
 				Status::newFatal( $this->msg( 'createwiki-error-usernotcreated' ) )
 			);
 		}
-
 		$shpromoteaccount =
-			exec(
+			wfShellExec( 
 				"/usr/bin/php $IP/maintenance/createAndPromote.php " .
 				wfEscapeShellArg( $founder ) .
 				' --bureaucrat --sysop --force --wiki ' .