diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ea1ea7c..148bfe4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 		invertFlag      = flag.Bool("i", false, "invert default colors")
 		scaleCpu        = flag.Bool("scale-cpu", false, "show cpu as % of system total")
 		connectorFlag   = flag.String("connector", "docker", "container connector to use")
-		defaultShell    = flag.String("shell", "sh", "exec shell to use")
+		defaultShell    = flag.String("shell", "", "exec shell to use")
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
 
diff --git a/menus.go b/menus.go
index c3ca2af..7c79285 100644
--- a/menus.go
+++ b/menus.go
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ func ExecShell() MenuFn {
 	ui.DefaultEvtStream.ResetHandlers()
 	defer ui.DefaultEvtStream.ResetHandlers()
 
-	shell := config.Get("shell")
-	if err := c.Exec([]string{shell.Val, "-c", "printf '\\e[0m\\e[?25h' && clear && " + shell.Val}); err != nil {
+	shell := config.GetVal("shell")
+	if err := c.Exec([]string{shell, "-c", "printf '\\e[0m\\e[?25h' && clear && " + shell}); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}