diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
index a451692..6fd9aa2 100644
--- a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
+++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/shell.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Module(core.module.Module):
     def update(self):
         # 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, ignore_errors=True).strip()
+            self.__output = util.cli.execute(self.__command, shell=True, ignore_errors=True).strip()
             return
 
         # if previous thread didn't end yet then don't do anything