diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1755060..d1dd88c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A tool that lets you remotely try new exotic hardware such as Tenstorrent Wormho
 
 # Building
 ```bash
-nix-shell -p elmPackages.elm cargo uglify-js
+nix-shell
 make serve RELEASE=1 # can also do DEBUG=1 instead
 ```
 
diff --git a/backend/src/term.rs b/backend/src/term.rs
index 492d33a..b893a6e 100644
--- a/backend/src/term.rs
+++ b/backend/src/term.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn msg_handler(
                 let id = get_session_count() as u64;
 
                 let pty_config = tty::Options {
-                    shell: Some(tty::Shell::new("bash".to_string(), vec![])),
+                    shell: Some(tty::Shell::new("/usr/bin/env".to_string(), vec!["bash".to_string()])),
                     ..tty::Options::default()
                 };
                 let config = term::Config::default();