diff --git a/bandit/plugins/injection_paramiko.py b/bandit/plugins/injection_paramiko.py
index a87e13bd0..0f2008f2d 100644
--- a/bandit/plugins/injection_paramiko.py
+++ b/bandit/plugins/injection_paramiko.py
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 (encrypted and authenticated) connections to remote machines. It is intended to
 run commands on a remote host. These commands are run within a shell on the
 target and are thus vulnerable to various shell injection attacks. Bandit
-reports a MEDIUM issue when it detects the use of Paramiko's "exec_command" or
-"invoke_shell" methods advising the user to check inputs are correctly
-sanitized.
+reports a MEDIUM issue when it detects the use of Paramiko's "exec_command"
+method advising the user to check inputs are correctly sanitized.
 
 :Example:
 
@@ -36,17 +35,9 @@
        Severity: Medium   Confidence: Medium
        Location: ./examples/paramiko_injection.py:4
     3    # this is not safe
-    4    paramiko.exec_command('something; reallly; unsafe')
+    4    paramiko.exec_command('something; really; unsafe')
     5
 
-    >> Issue: Possible shell injection via Paramiko call, check inputs are
-       properly sanitized.
-       Severity: Medium   Confidence: Medium
-       Location: ./examples/paramiko_injection.py:10
-    9    # this is not safe
-    10   SSHClient.invoke_shell('something; bad; here\n')
-    11
-
 .. seealso::
 
  - https://security.openstack.org
@@ -68,7 +59,7 @@ def paramiko_calls(context):
                   'are properly sanitized.')
     for module in ['paramiko']:
         if context.is_module_imported_like(module):
-            if context.call_function_name in ['exec_command', 'invoke_shell']:
+            if context.call_function_name in ['exec_command']:
                 return bandit.Issue(severity=bandit.MEDIUM,
                                     confidence=bandit.MEDIUM,
                                     text=issue_text)
diff --git a/examples/paramiko_injection.py b/examples/paramiko_injection.py
index 6d303223b..abce4f813 100644
--- a/examples/paramiko_injection.py
+++ b/examples/paramiko_injection.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import paramiko
 
-# this is not safe
-paramiko.exec_command('something; really; unsafe')
 
-# this is safe
-paramiko.connect('somehost')
+client = paramiko.client.SSHClient()
 
 # this is not safe
-SSHClient.invoke_shell('something; bad; here\n')
+client.exec_command('something; really; unsafe')
 
+# this is safe
+client.connect('somehost')
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_functional.py b/tests/functional/test_functional.py
index 60010a56a..335bd8b84 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_functional.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_functional.py
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ def test_asserts(self):
     def test_paramiko_injection(self):
         '''Test paramiko command execution.'''
         expect = {
-            'SEVERITY': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 0, 'MEDIUM': 2, 'HIGH': 0},
-            'CONFIDENCE': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 0, 'MEDIUM': 2, 'HIGH': 0}
+            'SEVERITY': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 0, 'MEDIUM': 1, 'HIGH': 0},
+            'CONFIDENCE': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 0, 'MEDIUM': 1, 'HIGH': 0}
         }
         self.check_example('paramiko_injection.py', expect)