diff --git a/src/Transport.cpp b/src/Transport.cpp
index 125c209fd..d4427bd4f 100644
--- a/src/Transport.cpp
+++ b/src/Transport.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int Transport::execute()
     argv[2] = (char*)cmdline.c_str();	// e.g. scp undo.data user@host:.task/
     argv[3] = NULL;                   // required by execv
 
-    int ret = execvp("sh", argv);
+    int ret = execvp(shell, argv);
     delete[] argv;
 
     exit(ret);