diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/terminal_session.py b/apps/api/src/services/terminal_session.py
index 1239578..dc50a68 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/terminal_session.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/terminal_session.py
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ class TerminalSession:
         self.process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
             "docker",
             "exec",
-            "-it",
+            "-i",
+            "-e",
+            "TERM=xterm",
             self.container_id,
-            "/bin/sh",
-            "-c",
-            "exec bash -l || exec sh -l",
+            "/bin/bash",
+            "-i",
+            "-l",
             stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
             stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=asyncio.subprocess.STDOUT,