diff --git a/src/emulator/downloadableEmulators.ts b/src/emulator/downloadableEmulators.ts
index fc8b0ce9933..fceef1063d6 100755
--- a/src/emulator/downloadableEmulators.ts
+++ b/src/emulator/downloadableEmulators.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ const Commands: { [s in DownloadableEmulators]: DownloadableEmulatorCommand } =
     args: ["dev"],
     optionalArgs: ["http_port", "grpc_port", "config_dir", "local_connection_string", "project_id"],
     joinArgs: true,
+    shell: true,
   },
 };