diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 9ab52cb2f..6af8e92d4 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class Commands:
         try:
             parsed_args = shlex.split(args)
             result = subprocess.run(
-                parsed_args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True
+                parsed_args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True, shell=True
             )
             combined_output = result.stdout
         except Exception as e: