diff --git a/task/buildah-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-oci-ta.yaml b/task/buildah-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-oci-ta.yaml
index 8f792e7ca0..5107459ba5 100644
--- a/task/buildah-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-oci-ta.yaml
+++ b/task/buildah-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-oci-ta.yaml
@@ -350,10 +350,12 @@ spec:
         )
 
         BUILDAH_ARGS=()
+        UNSHARE_ARGS=()
 
         if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
           BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--pull=never")
-          UNSHARE_ARGS="--net"
+          UNSHARE_ARGS+=("--net")
+
           for image in $BASE_IMAGES; do
             unshare -Ufp --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -- buildah pull $image
           done
@@ -378,10 +380,12 @@ spec:
           BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--skip-unused-stages=false")
         fi
 
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS=()
+
         if [ -f "/var/workdir/cachi2/cachi2.env" ]; then
           cp -r "/var/workdir/cachi2" /tmp/
           chmod -R go+rwX /tmp/cachi2
-          VOLUME_MOUNTS="--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2"
+          VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2)
           # Read in the whole file (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533277), then
           # for each RUN ... line insert the cachi2.env command *after* any options like --mount
           sed -E -i \
@@ -408,7 +412,7 @@ spec:
         if [ -d "${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}" ]; then
           chmod -R go+rwX ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}
           mount_point=$(realpath ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED})
-          VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume ${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}"
+          VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume "${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}")
         fi
 
         DEFAULT_LABELS=(
@@ -432,12 +436,12 @@ spec:
         if [ -e /activation-key/org ]; then
           cp -r --preserve=mode "$ACTIVATION_KEY_PATH" /tmp/activation-key
           mkdir /shared/rhsm-tmp
-          VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z"
+          VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z)
           echo "Adding activation key to the build"
 
         elif find /entitlement -name "*.pem" >>null; then
           cp -r --preserve=mode "$ENTITLEMENT_PATH" /tmp/entitlement
-          VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement"
+          VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement)
           echo "Adding the entitlement to the build"
         fi
 
@@ -454,13 +458,25 @@ spec:
         # Prevent ShellCheck from giving a warning because 'image' is defined and 'IMAGE' is not.
         declare IMAGE
 
-        unshare -Uf $UNSHARE_ARGS --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w ${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT -- buildah build \
-          $VOLUME_MOUNTS \
-          "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}" \
-          "${LABELS[@]}" \
-          --tls-verify=$TLSVERIFY --no-cache \
-          --ulimit nofile=4096:4096 \
-          -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+        buildah_cmd_array=(
+            buildah build
+            "${VOLUME_MOUNTS[@]}"
+            "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}"
+            "${LABELS[@]}"
+            --tls-verify="$TLSVERIFY" --no-cache
+            --ulimit nofile=4096:4096
+            -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+        )
+        buildah_cmd=$(printf "%q " "${buildah_cmd_array[@]}")
+
+        if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
+          # enabling loopback adapter enables Bazel builds to work in hermetic mode.
+          command="ip link set lo up && $buildah_cmd"
+        else
+          command="$buildah_cmd"
+        fi
+
+        unshare -Uf "${UNSHARE_ARGS[@]}" --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w "${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT" -- sh -c "$command"
 
         container=$(buildah from --pull-never "$IMAGE")
         buildah mount $container | tee /shared/container_path
diff --git a/task/buildah-remote-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-remote-oci-ta.yaml b/task/buildah-remote-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-remote-oci-ta.yaml
index 7ca3ea4cec..7191d654de 100644
--- a/task/buildah-remote-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-remote-oci-ta.yaml
+++ b/task/buildah-remote-oci-ta/0.2/buildah-remote-oci-ta.yaml
@@ -384,10 +384,12 @@ spec:
       )
 
       BUILDAH_ARGS=()
+      UNSHARE_ARGS=()
 
       if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--pull=never")
-        UNSHARE_ARGS="--net"
+        UNSHARE_ARGS+=("--net")
+
         for image in $BASE_IMAGES; do
           unshare -Ufp --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -- buildah pull $image
         done
@@ -412,10 +414,12 @@ spec:
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--skip-unused-stages=false")
       fi
 
+      VOLUME_MOUNTS=()
+
       if [ -f "/var/workdir/cachi2/cachi2.env" ]; then
         cp -r "/var/workdir/cachi2" /tmp/
         chmod -R go+rwX /tmp/cachi2
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2)
         # Read in the whole file (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533277), then
         # for each RUN ... line insert the cachi2.env command *after* any options like --mount
         sed -E -i \
@@ -442,7 +446,7 @@ spec:
       if [ -d "${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}" ]; then
         chmod -R go+rwX ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}
         mount_point=$(realpath ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED})
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume ${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume "${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}")
       fi
 
       DEFAULT_LABELS=(
@@ -466,12 +470,12 @@ spec:
       if [ -e /activation-key/org ]; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ACTIVATION_KEY_PATH" /tmp/activation-key
         mkdir /shared/rhsm-tmp
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z)
         echo "Adding activation key to the build"
 
       elif find /entitlement -name "*.pem" >>null; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ENTITLEMENT_PATH" /tmp/entitlement
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement)
         echo "Adding the entitlement to the build"
       fi
 
@@ -488,13 +492,25 @@ spec:
       # Prevent ShellCheck from giving a warning because 'image' is defined and 'IMAGE' is not.
       declare IMAGE
 
-      unshare -Uf $UNSHARE_ARGS --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w ${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT -- buildah build \
-        $VOLUME_MOUNTS \
-        "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}" \
-        "${LABELS[@]}" \
-        --tls-verify=$TLSVERIFY --no-cache \
-        --ulimit nofile=4096:4096 \
-        -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      buildah_cmd_array=(
+          buildah build
+          "${VOLUME_MOUNTS[@]}"
+          "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}"
+          "${LABELS[@]}"
+          --tls-verify="$TLSVERIFY" --no-cache
+          --ulimit nofile=4096:4096
+          -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      )
+      buildah_cmd=$(printf "%q " "${buildah_cmd_array[@]}")
+
+      if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
+        # enabling loopback adapter enables Bazel builds to work in hermetic mode.
+        command="ip link set lo up && $buildah_cmd"
+      else
+        command="$buildah_cmd"
+      fi
+
+      unshare -Uf "${UNSHARE_ARGS[@]}" --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w "${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT" -- sh -c "$command"
 
       container=$(buildah from --pull-never "$IMAGE")
       buildah mount $container | tee /shared/container_path
diff --git a/task/buildah-remote/0.2/buildah-remote.yaml b/task/buildah-remote/0.2/buildah-remote.yaml
index c8426d6c69..598c494214 100644
--- a/task/buildah-remote/0.2/buildah-remote.yaml
+++ b/task/buildah-remote/0.2/buildah-remote.yaml
@@ -360,10 +360,12 @@ spec:
       )
 
       BUILDAH_ARGS=()
+      UNSHARE_ARGS=()
 
       if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--pull=never")
-        UNSHARE_ARGS="--net"
+        UNSHARE_ARGS+=("--net")
+
         for image in $BASE_IMAGES; do
           unshare -Ufp --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -- buildah pull $image
         done
@@ -388,10 +390,12 @@ spec:
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--skip-unused-stages=false")
       fi
 
+      VOLUME_MOUNTS=()
+
       if [ -f "$(workspaces.source.path)/cachi2/cachi2.env" ]; then
         cp -r "$(workspaces.source.path)/cachi2" /tmp/
         chmod -R go+rwX /tmp/cachi2
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2)
         # Read in the whole file (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533277), then
         # for each RUN ... line insert the cachi2.env command *after* any options like --mount
         sed -E -i \
@@ -418,7 +422,7 @@ spec:
       if [ -d "${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}" ]; then
         chmod -R go+rwX ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}
         mount_point=$(realpath ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED})
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume ${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume "${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}")
       fi
 
       DEFAULT_LABELS=(
@@ -442,12 +446,12 @@ spec:
       if [ -e /activation-key/org ]; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ACTIVATION_KEY_PATH" /tmp/activation-key
         mkdir /shared/rhsm-tmp
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z)
         echo "Adding activation key to the build"
 
       elif find /entitlement -name "*.pem" >> null; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ENTITLEMENT_PATH" /tmp/entitlement
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement)
         echo "Adding the entitlement to the build"
       fi
 
@@ -464,13 +468,25 @@ spec:
       # Prevent ShellCheck from giving a warning because 'image' is defined and 'IMAGE' is not.
       declare IMAGE
 
-      unshare -Uf $UNSHARE_ARGS --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w ${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT -- buildah build \
-        $VOLUME_MOUNTS \
-        "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}" \
-        "${LABELS[@]}" \
-        --tls-verify=$TLSVERIFY --no-cache \
-        --ulimit nofile=4096:4096 \
-        -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      buildah_cmd_array=(
+          buildah build
+          "${VOLUME_MOUNTS[@]}"
+          "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}"
+          "${LABELS[@]}"
+          --tls-verify="$TLSVERIFY" --no-cache
+          --ulimit nofile=4096:4096
+          -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      )
+      buildah_cmd=$(printf "%q " "${buildah_cmd_array[@]}")
+
+      if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
+        # enabling loopback adapter enables Bazel builds to work in hermetic mode.
+        command="ip link set lo up && $buildah_cmd"
+      else
+        command="$buildah_cmd"
+      fi
+
+      unshare -Uf "${UNSHARE_ARGS[@]}" --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w "${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT" -- sh -c "$command"
 
       container=$(buildah from --pull-never "$IMAGE")
       buildah mount $container | tee /shared/container_path
diff --git a/task/buildah/0.2/buildah.yaml b/task/buildah/0.2/buildah.yaml
index 81e8eed52a..998f81a9cf 100644
--- a/task/buildah/0.2/buildah.yaml
+++ b/task/buildah/0.2/buildah.yaml
@@ -281,10 +281,12 @@ spec:
       )
 
       BUILDAH_ARGS=()
+      UNSHARE_ARGS=()
 
       if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--pull=never")
-        UNSHARE_ARGS="--net"
+        UNSHARE_ARGS+=("--net")
+
         for image in $BASE_IMAGES; do
           unshare -Ufp --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -- buildah pull $image
         done
@@ -309,10 +311,12 @@ spec:
         BUILDAH_ARGS+=("--skip-unused-stages=false")
       fi
 
+      VOLUME_MOUNTS=()
+
       if [ -f "$(workspaces.source.path)/cachi2/cachi2.env" ]; then
         cp -r "$(workspaces.source.path)/cachi2" /tmp/
         chmod -R go+rwX /tmp/cachi2
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/cachi2:/cachi2)
         # Read in the whole file (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533277), then
         # for each RUN ... line insert the cachi2.env command *after* any options like --mount
         sed -E -i \
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ spec:
       if [ -d "${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}" ]; then
         chmod -R go+rwX ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED}
         mount_point=$(realpath ${YUM_REPOS_D_FETCHED})
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume ${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume "${mount_point}:${YUM_REPOS_D_TARGET}")
       fi
 
       DEFAULT_LABELS=(
@@ -363,12 +367,12 @@ spec:
       if [ -e /activation-key/org ]; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ACTIVATION_KEY_PATH" /tmp/activation-key
         mkdir /shared/rhsm-tmp
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/activation-key:/activation-key -v /shared/rhsm-tmp:/etc/pki/entitlement:Z)
         echo "Adding activation key to the build"
 
       elif find /entitlement -name "*.pem" >> null; then
         cp -r --preserve=mode "$ENTITLEMENT_PATH" /tmp/entitlement
-        VOLUME_MOUNTS="${VOLUME_MOUNTS} --volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement"
+        VOLUME_MOUNTS+=(--volume /tmp/entitlement:/etc/pki/entitlement)
         echo "Adding the entitlement to the build"
       fi
 
@@ -385,13 +389,25 @@ spec:
       # Prevent ShellCheck from giving a warning because 'image' is defined and 'IMAGE' is not.
       declare IMAGE
 
-      unshare -Uf $UNSHARE_ARGS --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w ${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT -- buildah build \
-        $VOLUME_MOUNTS \
-        "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}" \
-        "${LABELS[@]}" \
-        --tls-verify=$TLSVERIFY --no-cache \
-        --ulimit nofile=4096:4096 \
-        -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      buildah_cmd_array=(
+          buildah build
+          "${VOLUME_MOUNTS[@]}"
+          "${BUILDAH_ARGS[@]}"
+          "${LABELS[@]}"
+          --tls-verify="$TLSVERIFY" --no-cache
+          --ulimit nofile=4096:4096
+          -f "$dockerfile_copy" -t "$IMAGE" .
+      )
+      buildah_cmd=$(printf "%q " "${buildah_cmd_array[@]}")
+
+      if [ "${HERMETIC}" == "true" ]; then
+        # enabling loopback adapter enables Bazel builds to work in hermetic mode.
+        command="ip link set lo up && $buildah_cmd"
+      else
+        command="$buildah_cmd"
+      fi
+
+      unshare -Uf "${UNSHARE_ARGS[@]}" --keep-caps -r --map-users 1,1,65536 --map-groups 1,1,65536 -w "${SOURCE_CODE_DIR}/$CONTEXT" -- sh -c "$command"
 
       container=$(buildah from --pull-never "$IMAGE")
       buildah mount $container | tee /shared/container_path