diff --git a/fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/command_executor/src/main.rs b/fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/command_executor/src/main.rs
index 721b1e2bdd..f4cb471658 100644
--- a/fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/command_executor/src/main.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/command_executor/src/main.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use libafl::{
     feedbacks::{CrashFeedback, MaxMapFeedback, NewHashFeedback},
     fuzzer::{Fuzzer, StdFuzzer},
     generators::RandPrintablesGenerator,
-    inputs::{HasTargetBytes, Input},
+    inputs::{BytesInput, HasTargetBytes},
     monitors::SimpleMonitor,
     mutators::scheduled::{havoc_mutations, StdScheduledMutator},
     observers::{get_asan_runtime_flags, AsanBacktraceObserver, StdMapObserver},
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ pub fn main() {
         shmem_id: ShMemId,
     }
 
-    impl CommandConfigurator for MyExecutor {
-        fn spawn_child<I: Input + HasTargetBytes>(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error> {
+    impl CommandConfigurator<BytesInput> for MyExecutor {
+        fn spawn_child(&mut self, input: &BytesInput) -> Result<Child, Error> {
             let mut command = Command::new("./test_command");
 
             let command = command
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_stb_image_concolic/fuzzer/src/main.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_stb_image_concolic/fuzzer/src/main.rs
index a0171bf0f6..2e14e58a63 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_stb_image_concolic/fuzzer/src/main.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_stb_image_concolic/fuzzer/src/main.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use libafl_bolts::{
     rands::StdRand,
     shmem::{ShMem, ShMemProvider, StdShMemProvider},
     tuples::{tuple_list, Referenceable},
-    AsSliceMut, AsSlice
+    AsSlice, AsSliceMut,
 };
 use libafl_targets::{
     libfuzzer_initialize, libfuzzer_test_one_input, std_edges_map_observer, CmpLogObserver,
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ fn fuzz(
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct MyCommandConfigurator;
 
-impl CommandConfigurator for MyCommandConfigurator {
-    fn spawn_child<I: Input + HasTargetBytes>(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error> {
+impl CommandConfigurator<BytesInput> for MyCommandConfigurator {
+    fn spawn_child(&mut self, input: &BytesInput) -> Result<Child, Error> {
         input.to_file("cur_input")?;
 
         Ok(Command::new("./target_symcc.out")
diff --git a/libafl/src/executors/command.rs b/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
index 18bd0cb259..124d8a936f 100644
--- a/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ pub struct StdCommandConfigurator {
     command: Command,
 }
 
-impl CommandConfigurator for StdCommandConfigurator {
-    fn spawn_child<I>(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error>
-    where
-        I: Input + HasTargetBytes,
-    {
+impl<I> CommandConfigurator<I> for StdCommandConfigurator
+where
+    I: HasTargetBytes,
+{
+    fn spawn_child(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error> {
         match &mut self.input_location {
             InputLocation::Arg { argnum } => {
                 let args = self.command.get_args();
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ impl<OT, S> CommandExecutor<OT, S, StdCommandConfigurator>
 where
     OT: MatchName + ObserversTuple<S>,
     S: UsesInput,
+    S::Input: HasTargetBytes,
 {
     /// Creates a new `CommandExecutor`.
     /// Instead of parsing the Command for `@@`, it will
@@ -314,8 +315,7 @@ impl<EM, OT, S, T, Z> Executor<EM, Z> for CommandExecutor<OT, S, T>
 where
     EM: UsesState<State = S>,
     S: State + HasExecutions,
-    S::Input: HasTargetBytes,
-    T: CommandConfigurator,
+    T: CommandConfigurator<S::Input>,
     OT: Debug + MatchName + ObserversTuple<S>,
     Z: UsesState<State = S>,
 {
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
     where
         OT: MatchName + ObserversTuple<S>,
         S: UsesInput,
+        S::Input: Input + HasTargetBytes,
     {
         let Some(program) = &self.program else {
             return Err(Error::illegal_argument(
@@ -612,7 +613,12 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
             timeout: self.timeout,
             command,
         };
-        Ok(configurator.into_executor::<OT, S>(observers))
+        Ok(
+            <StdCommandConfigurator as CommandConfigurator<S::Input>>::into_executor::<OT, S>(
+                configurator,
+                observers,
+            ),
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -621,15 +627,15 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
 #[cfg_attr(all(feature = "std", unix), doc = " ```")]
 #[cfg_attr(not(all(feature = "std", unix)), doc = " ```ignore")]
 /// use std::{io::Write, process::{Stdio, Command, Child}, time::Duration};
-/// use libafl::{Error, inputs::{HasTargetBytes, Input, UsesInput}, executors::{Executor, command::CommandConfigurator}, state::{UsesState, HasExecutions}};
+/// use libafl::{Error, inputs::{BytesInput, HasTargetBytes, Input, UsesInput}, executors::{Executor, command::CommandConfigurator}, state::{UsesState, HasExecutions}};
 /// use libafl_bolts::AsSlice;
 /// #[derive(Debug)]
 /// struct MyExecutor;
 ///
-/// impl CommandConfigurator for MyExecutor {
-///     fn spawn_child<I: HasTargetBytes>(
+/// impl CommandConfigurator<BytesInput> for MyExecutor {
+///     fn spawn_child(
 ///        &mut self,
-///        input: &I,
+///        input: &BytesInput,
 ///     ) -> Result<Child, Error> {
 ///         let mut command = Command::new("../if");
 ///         command
@@ -652,19 +658,16 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
 /// where
 ///     EM: UsesState,
 ///     Z: UsesState<State = EM::State>,
-///     EM::State: UsesInput + HasExecutions,
-///     EM::Input: HasTargetBytes
+///     EM::State: UsesInput<Input = BytesInput> + HasExecutions,
 /// {
 ///     MyExecutor.into_executor(())
 /// }
 /// ```
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, doc)))]
-pub trait CommandConfigurator: Sized {
+pub trait CommandConfigurator<I>: Sized {
     /// Spawns a new process with the given configuration.
-    fn spawn_child<I>(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error>
-    where
-        I: Input + HasTargetBytes;
+    fn spawn_child(&mut self, input: &I) -> Result<Child, Error>;
 
     /// Provides timeout duration for execution of the child process.
     fn exec_timeout(&self) -> Duration;