diff --git a/lua/greyjoy/config.lua b/lua/greyjoy/config.lua
index 1db02c5..b8ee3a1 100644
--- a/lua/greyjoy/config.lua
+++ b/lua/greyjoy/config.lua
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ local defaults = {
     show_command_in_output = true, -- Show the command that was running in output
     patterns = { ".git", ".svn" },
     output_result = "buffer",
+    default_shell = vim.o.shell, -- default shell to run tasks in
     extensions = {},
     last_first = false, -- make sure last option is first on next run, not persistant
 }
diff --git a/lua/greyjoy/init.lua b/lua/greyjoy/init.lua
index 8377301..df33588 100644
--- a/lua/greyjoy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/greyjoy/init.lua
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ greyjoy.to_buffer = function(command)
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", false)
     vim.api.nvim_open_win(bufnr, 1, opts)
 
-    vim.fn.jobstart(command.command, {
+    local commandstr = table.concat(command.command, " ")
+    local shell_command = { greyjoy.default_shell, "-c", commandstr }
+
+    vim.fn.jobstart(shell_command, {
         stdout_buffered = true,
         on_stdout = append_data,
         on_stderr = append_data,