diff --git a/dump.go b/dump.go
index c259cd6..4b65d33 100644
--- a/dump.go
+++ b/dump.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func RunMysqldump(command, username, password, databaseName, migrationType, dire
 
 	fmt.Print("Running...\n")
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(utils.SHELL_CMD, dumpCommand)
+	cmd := exec.Command(utils.SHELL_CMD, utils.SHELL_CMD_ARG, dumpCommand)
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("command execution failed: %v, output: %s", err, output)
diff --git a/utils/vars.go b/utils/vars.go
index c7ee90e..19bfbe7 100644
--- a/utils/vars.go
+++ b/utils/vars.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ package utils
 var MYSQL_BIN = "/opt/lampp/bin/mysql"
 var MYSQLDUMP_BIN = "/opt/lampp/bin/mysqldump"
 
-var SHELL_CMD = "sh -c"
+var SHELL_CMD = "sh"
+var SHELL_CMD_ARG = "-c"
diff --git a/utils/vars_windows.go b/utils/vars_windows.go
index 66bc9e6..c73af28 100644
--- a/utils/vars_windows.go
+++ b/utils/vars_windows.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ package utils
 var MYSQL_BIN = "c:\\xampp\\mysql\\bin\\mysql.exe"
 var MYSQLDUMP_BIN = "c:\\xampp\\mysql\\bin\\mysqldump.exe"
 
-var SHELL_CMD = "cmd /C"
+var SHELL_CMD = "cmd"
+var SHELL_CMD_ARG = "/C"