diff --git a/integration/410_container_control_test.sh b/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
index b85a57a8b..5b898af52 100755
--- a/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
+++ b/integration/410_container_control_test.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PROBEID=$(docker_on $HOST1 logs weavescope 2>&1 | grep "probe starting" | sed -n
 
 # Execute 'echo foo' in a container tty and check its output
 PIPEID=$(curl -s -f -X POST  "http://$HOST1:4040/api/control/$PROBEID/$CID;<container>/docker_exec_container" | jq -r '.pipe' )
-assert "(sleep 1 && echo 'echo foo' && sleep 1) | wscat -b 'ws://$HOST1:4040/api/pipe/$PIPEID' | col -pb" "/ # 6necho foo\nfoo\n/ # 6n"
+assert "(sleep 1 && echo 'echo foo' && sleep 1) | wscat -b 'ws://$HOST1:4040/api/pipe/$PIPEID' | col -pb" "alpine:/# 6necho foo\nfoo\nalpine:/# 6n"
 
 assert_raises "curl -f -X POST  'http://$HOST1:4040/api/control/$PROBEID/$CID;<container>/docker_stop_container'"
 
diff --git a/probe/docker/controls.go b/probe/docker/controls.go
index 5fc85a417..375d86a9d 100644
--- a/probe/docker/controls.go
+++ b/probe/docker/controls.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (r *registry) execContainer(containerID string, req xfer.Request) xfer.Resp
 		AttachStdout: true,
 		AttachStderr: true,
 		Tty:          true,
-		Cmd:          []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "TERM=xterm exec $( (type getent > /dev/null 2>&1  && getent passwd root | cut -d: -f7 2>/dev/null) || echo /bin/sh)"},
+		Cmd:          []string{"/bin/sh", "-l", "-c", "TERM=xterm exec $( (type getent > /dev/null 2>&1  && getent passwd root | cut -d: -f7 2>/dev/null) || echo /bin/sh)"},
 		Container:    containerID,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/probe/host/controls_darwin.go b/probe/host/controls_darwin.go
index cae9c363e..8171d4d10 100644
--- a/probe/host/controls_darwin.go
+++ b/probe/host/controls_darwin.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package host
 
 func getHostShellCmd() []string {
-	return []string{"/bin/bash"}
+	return []string{"/bin/bash", "-l"}
 }
diff --git a/probe/host/controls_linux.go b/probe/host/controls_linux.go
index f4870c33d..bb3fc0cdc 100644
--- a/probe/host/controls_linux.go
+++ b/probe/host/controls_linux.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ func getHostShellCmd() []string {
 			"/usr/bin/nsenter", "-t1", "-m", "-i", "-n", "-p", "--no-fork",
 			"--setuid", uid,
 			"--setgid", gid,
-			shell,
+			shell, "-l",
 		}
 	}
 
 	_, _, shell := getRootUserDetails([]string{"cat", "/etc/passwd"})
-	return []string{shell}
+	return []string{shell, "-l"}
 }
 
 func getRootUserDetails(readPasswdCmd []string) (uid, gid, shell string) {