diff --git a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/services/workflow_service.py b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/services/workflow_service.py
index 5d433f2c7e137822b7e4a5348b9f0b047952928e..1a13bb9e9f7a385c236246819ce13897a213a8ab 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/services/workflow_service.py
+++ b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/services/workflow_service.py
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ class WorkflowService(WorkflowServiceIF):
             ["condor_submit", str(job_file)],
             cwd=str(folder.absolute()),
             preexec_fn=self._switch_to_submituser(run_cv),
+            shell=True,
         )
 
         # return the logfile