diff --git a/bin/interpreter.sh b/bin/interpreter.sh
index aaa9b0a15a0..cf8501bb3cf 100755
--- a/bin/interpreter.sh
+++ b/bin/interpreter.sh
@@ -247,13 +247,19 @@ addJarInDirForIntp "${LOCAL_INTERPRETER_REPO}"
 
 if [[ -n "$ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER" ]]; then
   if [[ "${INTERPRETER_ID}" != "spark" || "$ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_SPARK_PROXY_USER" == "false" ]]; then
-    suid="$(id -u "${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER}")"
-    if [[ -n  "${suid}" || -z "${SPARK_SUBMIT}" ]]; then
-       INTERPRETER_RUN_COMMAND+=("${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_RUN_CMD[@]}")
-       if [[ -f "${ZEPPELIN_CONF_DIR}/zeppelin-env.sh" ]]; then
-           INTERPRETER_RUN_COMMAND+=("source" "${ZEPPELIN_CONF_DIR}/zeppelin-env.sh;")
-       fi
+    # Build the command string
+    COMMAND_STRING=""
+    if [[ -f "${ZEPPELIN_CONF_DIR}/zeppelin-env.sh" ]]; then
+        COMMAND_STRING+="source ${ZEPPELIN_CONF_DIR}/zeppelin-env.sh; "
     fi
+    
+    # Add interpreter command to the command string
+    IFS=' ' read -r -a JAVA_INTP_OPTS_ARRAY <<< "${JAVA_INTP_OPTS}"
+    IFS=' ' read -r -a ZEPPELIN_INTP_MEM_ARRAY <<< "${ZEPPELIN_INTP_MEM}"
+    COMMAND_STRING+="${ZEPPELIN_RUNNER} ${JAVA_INTP_OPTS_ARRAY[@]} ${ZEPPELIN_INTP_MEM_ARRAY[@]} -cp '${ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH_OVERRIDES}:${ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH}' ${ZEPPELIN_SERVER} ${CALLBACK_HOST} ${PORT} ${INTP_GROUP_ID} ${INTP_PORT}"
+    
+    # Set INTERPRETER_RUN_COMMAND with the impersonation command and command string
+    INTERPRETER_RUN_COMMAND=("${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD[@]}" "${COMMAND_STRING}")
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/conf/zeppelin-env.sh.template b/conf/zeppelin-env.sh.template
index 9c228cbadbc..f3484db98d8 100644
--- a/conf/zeppelin-env.sh.template
+++ b/conf/zeppelin-env.sh.template
@@ -108,5 +108,5 @@
 # export HBASE_CONF_DIR=                # (optional) Alternatively, configuration directory can be set to point to the directory that has hbase-site.xml
 
 #### Zeppelin impersonation configuration
-# export ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD       # Optional, when user want to run interpreter as end web user. eg) 'sudo -H -u ${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER} bash -c '
+# export ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD       # Optional, when user want to run interpreter as end web user. eg) (sudo -H -u "${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER}" bash -c)
 # export ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_SPARK_PROXY_USER  #Optional, by default is true; can be set to false if you don't want to use --proxy-user option with Spark interpreter when impersonation enabled
diff --git a/docs/usage/interpreter/user_impersonation.md b/docs/usage/interpreter/user_impersonation.md
index 722f89f2668..6572161a98f 100644
--- a/docs/usage/interpreter/user_impersonation.md
+++ b/docs/usage/interpreter/user_impersonation.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user1@localhost 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys'
 Alternatively instead of password-less, user can override ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD in zeppelin-env.sh
 
 ```bash
-export ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD='sudo -H -u ${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER} bash -c '
+export ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_CMD=(sudo -H -u "${ZEPPELIN_IMPERSONATE_USER}" bash -c)
 ```