diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
index e7c8c6303f9..2daafbab2ff 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
@@ -2,42 +2,27 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import shutil
 import sys
 
 import DIRAC
 from DIRAC import S_ERROR, gConfig, gLogger
 from DIRAC.Core.Base.Script import Script
+from DIRAC.Core.Security.Locations import getProxyLocation
 from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.Subprocess import systemCall
 
 CONTAINER_WRAPPER = """#!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Starting inner container wrapper scripts (no install) at `date`."
 export DIRAC=%(dirac_env_var)s
 export DIRACOS=%(diracos_env_var)s
-# In any case we need to find a bashrc, and a cfg
+export X509_USER_PROXY=/etc/proxy
+export DIRACSYSCONFIG=%(etc_dir)s/dirac.cfg
 source %(rc_script)s
 %(command)s
-echo "Finishing inner container wrapper scripts at `date`."
 """
 
 CONTAINER_DEFROOT = ""  # Should add something like "/cvmfs/dirac.egi.eu/container/apptainer/alma9/x86_64"
 
 
-def getEnv():
-    """Gets the environment for use within the container.
-    We blank almost everything to prevent contamination from the host system.
-    """
-
-    payloadEnv = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items()}
-    payloadEnv["TMP"] = "/tmp"
-    payloadEnv["TMPDIR"] = "/tmp"
-    payloadEnv["X509_USER_PROXY"] = os.path.join("tmp", "proxy")
-    payloadEnv["DIRACSYSCONFIG"] = os.path.join("tmp", "dirac.cfg")
-
-    return payloadEnv
-
-
 @Script()
 def main():
     Script.registerArgument(" command: Command to execute inside the container")
@@ -50,26 +35,28 @@ def main():
         if switch[0].lower() == "i" or switch[0].lower() == "image":
             user_image = switch[1]
 
+    etc_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.environ.get("DIRAC"), "..", "..", "..", "etc"))
+
     wrapSubs = {
         "dirac_env_var": os.environ.get("DIRAC", os.getcwd()),
         "diracos_env_var": os.environ.get("DIRACOS", os.getcwd()),
+        "etc_dir": etc_dir,
     }
     wrapSubs["rc_script"] = os.path.join(os.path.realpath(sys.base_prefix), "diracosrc")
     wrapSubs["command"] = command
-    shutil.copyfile("dirac.cfg", os.path.join("tmp", "dirac.cfg"))
 
-    wrapLoc = os.path.join("tmp", "dirac_container.sh")
-    rawfd = os.open(wrapLoc, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT, 0o700)
+    rawfd = os.open("dirac_container.sh", os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT, 0o700)
     fd = os.fdopen(rawfd, "w")
     fd.write(CONTAINER_WRAPPER % wrapSubs)
     fd.close()
 
-    innerCmd = os.path.join("tmp", "dirac_container.sh")
+    innerCmd = os.path.join("/tmp", "dirac_container.sh")
     cmd = ["apptainer", "exec"]
     cmd.extend(["--contain"])  # use minimal /dev and empty other directories (e.g. /tmp and $HOME)
     cmd.extend(["--ipc"])  # run container in a new IPC namespace
-    cmd.extend(["--workdir", "/tmp"])  # working directory to be used for /tmp, /var/tmp and $HOME
-    cmd.extend(["--home", "/tmp"])  # Avoid using small tmpfs for default $HOME and use scratch /tmp instead
+    cmd.extend(["--bind", f"{os.getcwd()}:/mnt"])
+    cmd.extend(["--bind", f"{getProxyLocation()}:/etc/proxy"])
+    cmd.extend(["--bind", "{0}:{0}:ro".format(etc_dir)])
     cmd.extend(["--bind", "{0}:{0}:ro".format(os.path.join(os.path.realpath(sys.base_prefix)))])
 
     rootImage = user_image or gConfig.getValue("/Resources/Computing/Singularity/ContainerRoot") or CONTAINER_DEFROOT
@@ -81,8 +68,8 @@ def main():
         gLogger.error("Apptainer image to exec not found: ", rootImage)
         return S_ERROR("Failed to find Apptainer image to exec")
 
-    gLogger.debug(f"Execute Apptainer command: {cmd}")
-    result = systemCall(0, cmd, env=getEnv())
+    gLogger.debug(f"Execute Apptainer command: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+    result = systemCall(0, cmd)
     if not result["OK"]:
         DIRAC.exit(1)