diff --git a/packages/sudo-tools/src/index.ts b/packages/sudo-tools/src/index.ts
index 028d8654..4d919a00 100644
--- a/packages/sudo-tools/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sudo-tools/src/index.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export function prependSudo(command: string) {
  *
  * @param program The program to spawn
  * @param args The command arguments
- * @param execOptions The options passed to `execa`. Defaults to `{ stdio: "inherit" }`
+ * @param execOptions The options passed to `execa`. Defaults to `{ stdio: "inherit", shell: true }`
  * @returns The execution result
  */
 export function execRootSync(
   program: string,
   args: string[] = [],
-  execOptions: execa.SyncOptions = { stdio: "inherit" }
+  execOptions: execa.SyncOptions = { stdio: "inherit", shell: true }
 ): execa.ExecaSyncReturnValue<string> {
   if (isSudo()) {
     return execa.commandSync(`sudo ${[program, ...args].map((arg) => `'${arg}'`).join(" ")}`, execOptions)
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ export function execRootSync(
  *
  * @param program The program to spawn
  * @param args The command arguments
- * @param execOptions The options passed to `execa`. Defaults to `{ stdio: "inherit" }`
+ * @param execOptions The options passed to `execa`. Defaults to `{ stdio: "inherit", shell: true }`
  * @returns A promise to the execution result
  */
 export function execRoot(
   program: string,
   args: string[] = [],
-  execOptions: execa.Options = { stdio: "inherit" }
+  execOptions: execa.Options = { stdio: "inherit", shell: true }
 ): execa.ExecaChildProcess<string> {
   if (isSudo()) {
     return execa.command(`sudo ${[program, ...args].map((arg) => `'${arg}'`).join(" ")}`, execOptions)
diff --git a/src/utils/fs/userAccess.ts b/src/utils/fs/userAccess.ts
index cc7e0dab..82d61d14 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs/userAccess.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fs/userAccess.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ export function folderUserAccess(folder: string) {
     isSudo() &&
     process.env.SUDO_USER !== undefined
   ) {
-    execRootSync("chown", ["-R", process.env.SUDO_USER, folder], { cwd: folder, stdio: "inherit" })
+    execRootSync("chown", ["-R", process.env.SUDO_USER, folder], { cwd: folder, stdio: "inherit", shell: true })
   }
 }