diff --git a/cmd/envd-ssh/main.go b/cmd/envd-ssh/main.go
index c65297784..b7b85520a 100644
--- a/cmd/envd-ssh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/envd-ssh/main.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	flagAuthKey = "authorized-keys"
 	flagNoAuth  = "no-auth"
 	flagPort    = "port"
+	flagShell   = "shell"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  flagPort,
 			Usage: "port to listen on",
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  flagShell,
+			Usage: "shell to use",
+			Value: "bash",
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Deal with debug flag.
@@ -86,10 +92,11 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func sshServer(c *cli.Context) error {
-	shell, err := sshd.GetShell()
+	err := sshd.GetShell(c.String(flagShell))
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
+	shell := c.String(flagShell)
 
 	port := c.Int(flagPort)
 	if port == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/docker/entrypoint.go b/pkg/docker/entrypoint.go
index 15b9e8f5d..16c2668dc 100644
--- a/pkg/docker/entrypoint.go
+++ b/pkg/docker/entrypoint.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	template = `set -e
-/var/envd/bin/envd-ssh --authorized-keys %s --port %d &
+/var/envd/bin/envd-ssh --authorized-keys %s --port %d --shell %s &
 %s
 wait -n`
 )
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ func entrypointSH(g ir.Graph, workingDir string, sshPort int) string {
 	if g.JupyterConfig != nil {
 		cmds := jupyter.GenerateCommand(g, workingDir)
 		return fmt.Sprintf(template,
-			config.ContainerauthorizedKeysPath, sshPort, strings.Join(cmds, " "))
+			config.ContainerauthorizedKeysPath, sshPort, g.Shell,
+			strings.Join(cmds, " "))
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(template,
-		config.ContainerauthorizedKeysPath, sshPort, "")
+		config.ContainerauthorizedKeysPath, sshPort, g.Shell, "")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/remote/sshd/os.go b/pkg/remote/sshd/os.go
index 003733c02..32d56e3bd 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/sshd/os.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/sshd/os.go
@@ -24,23 +24,15 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	errNoShell = fmt.Errorf("failed to find any shell in the PATH")
-
-	shells = []string{
-		"zsh",
-		"bash",
-		"sh",
-	}
 )
 
 // GetShell returns the shell in $PATH.
-func GetShell() (string, error) {
-	for _, shell := range shells {
-		if path, err := exec.LookPath(shell); err == nil {
-			logrus.Infof("%s exists at %s", shell, path)
-			return shell, nil
-		}
-		logrus.Debugf("%s does not exist", shell)
+func GetShell(shell string) error {
+	if path, err := exec.LookPath(shell); err == nil {
+		logrus.Infof("%s exists at %s", shell, path)
+		return nil
 	}
+	logrus.Debugf("%s does not exist", shell)
 
-	return "", errNoShell
+	return errNoShell
 }