diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4ca3397f48..f9cad68a1d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         "govuk-prototype-kit": "bin/cli"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "cypress": "^10.6.0",
         "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.12.1",
         "extract-zip": "^2.0.1",
@@ -3155,6 +3156,24 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cross-env": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "cross-env": "src/bin/cross-env.js",
+        "cross-env-shell": "src/bin/cross-env-shell.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.14",
+        "npm": ">=6",
+        "yarn": ">=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
@@ -14590,6 +14609,15 @@
         "vary": "^1"
       }
     },
+    "cross-env": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ecab3c3305..3a3991f4fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
   "scripts": {
     "tmp-kit": "mkdir -p $TMPDIR/govuk-prototype-kit-playground && cd $TMPDIR/govuk-prototype-kit-playground && rm -Rf ./* && govuk-prototype-kit create --version local . && npm start",
     "start": "echo 'This project cannot be started, in order to test this project please create a prototype kit using the cli.'",
-    "start:package": "KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype",
+    "start:package": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype",
     "lint": "standard '**/*.js' bin/cli scripts/create-release-archive lib/build/dev-server lib/build/generate-assets",
     "rapidtest": "jest --bail",
     "cypress:open": "cypress open",
     "test:heroku": "echo 'test:heroku' needs to be implemented",
-    "test:acceptance": "KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress run'",
-    "test:acceptance:open": "KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress open'",
+    "test:acceptance": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress run'",
+    "test:acceptance:open": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress open'",
     "test:smoke": "cypress run --spec \"cypress/integration/0-smoke-tests/*\"",
     "test:unit": "jest --detectOpenHandles lib",
-    "test:integration": "IS_INTEGRATION_TEST=true jest --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=30000 __tests__",
+    "test:integration": "cross-env IS_INTEGRATION_TEST=true jest --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=30000 __tests__",
     "test": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:integration && npm run lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "cypress": "^10.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.12.1",
     "extract-zip": "^2.0.1",