diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
index df4aae363..e2660fe65 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ipcMain.on('createTerminal', (event, payload) => {
   const { id, cols, rows } = payload;
   const { sender } = event;
   const terminalShell =
-    os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'powershell.exe' : '/bin/bash';
+    os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'powershell.exe' : process.env.SHELL || '/bin/bash';
   const ptyProcess = pty.spawn(terminalShell, [], {
     name: 'xterm-color',
     cols,