diff --git a/src/main/shell-session/shell-session.ts b/src/main/shell-session/shell-session.ts
index b171986d56..677a637cc0 100644
--- a/src/main/shell-session/shell-session.ts
+++ b/src/main/shell-session/shell-session.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ export abstract class ShellSession {
         cwd,
         env,
         name: "xterm-256color",
+        // TODO: Something else is broken here so we need to force the use of winPty on windows
+        useConpty: false,
       }));
     }