diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
index 46352b2..4aabb5a 100644
--- a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
+++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class Module(core.module.Module):
 
     def set_output(self, value):
         self.__output = value
+        core.event.trigger("update", [self.id], redraw_only=True)
 
     @core.decorators.scrollable
     def get_output(self, _):
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ class Module(core.module.Module):
         # if requested then run not async version and just execute command in this thread
         if not self.__async:
             self.__output = util.cli.execute(self.__command, shell=True, ignore_errors=True).strip()
-            core.event.trigger("update", [self.id], redraw_only=True)
             return
 
         # if previous thread didn't end yet then don't do anything