diff --git a/examples/shell_command/example_cmd.sh b/examples/shell_command/example_cmd.sh
index e8ead38b8..ff250de46 100755
--- a/examples/shell_command/example_cmd.sh
+++ b/examples/shell_command/example_cmd.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # This script can be called by a PyDMShellCommand widget,
-# allowing it to make use of command chaining and other Bash features.
+# allowing it to make use of command chaining and other shell features.
 echo "Hello World!" && echo "Hello Again!"
diff --git a/examples/shell_command/shell_command_bash.ui b/examples/shell_command/shell_command_bash.ui
index a833d9cfd..7653570c6 100644
--- a/examples/shell_command/shell_command_bash.ui
+++ b/examples/shell_command/shell_command_bash.ui
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       <string/>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Bash Option Enabled</string>
+      <string>runCmdsInFullShell Option Enabled</string>
      </property>
      <property name="alarmSensitiveContent" stdset="0">
       <bool>false</bool>
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
      <property name="showConfirmDialog" stdset="0">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
-     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
      <property name="confirmMessage" stdset="0">
       <string>Are you sure you want to proceed?</string>
      </property>
@@ -91,6 +88,9 @@
      <property name="protectedPassword" stdset="0">
       <string/>
      </property>
+     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@
      <property name="showConfirmDialog" stdset="0">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
-     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
      <property name="confirmMessage" stdset="0">
       <string>Are you sure you want to proceed?</string>
      </property>
@@ -164,6 +161,9 @@
      <property name="protectedPassword" stdset="0">
       <string/>
      </property>
+     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@
      <property name="showConfirmDialog" stdset="0">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
-     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
      <property name="confirmMessage" stdset="0">
       <string>Are you sure you want to proceed?</string>
      </property>
@@ -227,6 +224,9 @@
      <property name="protectedPassword" stdset="0">
       <string/>
      </property>
+     <property name="runCommandsInBash" stdset="0">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
diff --git a/pydm/widgets/shell_command.py b/pydm/widgets/shell_command.py
index 8d39cfd81..82b958f2e 100644
--- a/pydm/widgets/shell_command.py
+++ b/pydm/widgets/shell_command.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.process = None
         self._show_icon = True
         self._redirect_output = False
-        # Bash allows for more options such as command chaining ("cmd1;cmd2", "cmd1 && cmd2", etc ...)
-        self._run_cmds_in_bash = False
+        # shell allows for more options such as command chaining ("cmd1;cmd2", "cmd1 && cmd2", etc ...)
+        self._run_cmds_in_full_shell = False
 
         self._password_protected = False
         self._password = ""
@@ -129,27 +129,27 @@ def showConfirmDialog(self, value: bool) -> None:
             self._show_confirm_dialog = value
 
     @Property(bool)
-    def runCommandsInBash(self) -> bool:
+    def runCommandsInFullShell(self) -> bool:
         """
-        Whether or not to run shell cmds with Popen's option to run them through a bash shell.
+        Whether or not to run cmds with Popen's option for running them through a shell subprocess.
 
         Returns
         -------
         bool
         """
-        return self._run_cmds_in_bash
+        return self._run_cmds_in_full_shell
 
-    @runCommandsInBash.setter
-    def runCommandsInBash(self, value: bool) -> None:
+    @runCommandsInFullShell.setter
+    def runCommandsInFullShell(self, value: bool) -> None:
         """
-        Whether or not to run shell cmds with Popen's option to run them through a bash shell.
+        Whether or not to run cmds with Popen's option for running them through a shell subprocess.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         value : bool
         """
-        if self._run_cmds_in_bash != value:
-            self._run_cmds_in_bash = value
+        if self._run_cmds_in_full_shell != value:
+            self._run_cmds_in_full_shell = value
 
     @Property(str)
     def confirmMessage(self) -> str:
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def execute_command(self, command: str) -> None:
             cmd = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(command))
             args = shlex.split(cmd, posix="win" not in sys.platform)
             # when Bash enabled, Popen takes the cmds as a single string (not list)
-            if self._run_cmds_in_bash:
+            if self._run_cmds_in_full_shell:
                 args = cmd
             try:
                 logger.debug("Launching process: %s", repr(args))
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def execute_command(self, command: str) -> None:
                 if self._redirect_output:
                     stdout = None
                 self.process = subprocess.Popen(
-                    args, stdout=stdout, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env_var, shell=self._run_cmds_in_bash
+                    args, stdout=stdout, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env_var, shell=self._run_cmds_in_full_shell
                 )
 
             except Exception as exc: