diff --git a/dvc/command/run.py b/dvc/command/run.py
index 9c6647ff1..d6ffb29b6 100644
--- a/dvc/command/run.py
+++ b/dvc/command/run.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CmdRun(CmdBase):
                             help='Declare output data items for reproducible cmd')
         parser.add_argument('--code', '-c', action='append',
                             help='Code dependencies which produce the output')
-        parser.add_argument('--shell', help='Shell command', action='store_false', default=False)
+        parser.add_argument('--shell', help='Shell command', action='store_true', default=False)
         pass
 
     @property
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ class CmdRun(CmdBase):
         return 1
 
     def run_command(self, cmd_args, data_items_from_args, stdout=None, stderr=None, shell=False):
-        Logger.debug('Run command with args: {}. Data items from args: {}. stdout={}, stderr={}'.format(
+        Logger.debug('Run command with args: {}. Data items from args: {}. stdout={}, stderr={}, shell={}'.format(
                      ' '.join(cmd_args),
                      ', '.join([x.data.dvc for x in data_items_from_args]),
                      stdout,
-                     stderr))
+                     stderr,
+                     shell))
 
         repo_change = RepositoryChange(cmd_args, self.settings, stdout, stderr, shell=shell)
 
diff --git a/dvc/repository_change.py b/dvc/repository_change.py
index cc1d089c6..fa8879619 100644
--- a/dvc/repository_change.py
+++ b/dvc/repository_change.py
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ class RepositoryChange(object):
     def __init__(self, cmd_args, settings, stdout, stderr, shell=False):
         self._settings = settings
 
-        Logger.debug(u'[Repository change] Exec command: {}. stdout={}, stderr={}'.format(
+        Logger.debug(u'[Repository change] Exec command: {}. stdout={}, stderr={}, shell={}'.format(
                      u' '.join(cmd_args),
                      stdout,
-                     stderr))
+                     stderr,
+                     shell))
         Executor.exec_cmd_only_success(cmd_args, stdout, stderr, shell=shell)
 
         self._stated_data_items = []
diff --git a/tests/test_executor.py b/tests/test_executor.py
index b48f5b087..ef8ae2c99 100644
--- a/tests/test_executor.py
+++ b/tests/test_executor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ class TestExecutor(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(output_set, {self.file1, self.file2})
 
     def test_output_to_std_console(self):
-        output = Executor.exec_cmd_only_success([Runtime.ls_command_name(), self.test_dir], '-', '-')
+        output = Executor.exec_cmd_only_success([Runtime.ls_command_name(), self.test_dir],
+                                                '-',
+                                                '-',
+                                                shell=True)
         self.assertEqual(output, '')
 
     def test_custom_file_outputs(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_repro.py b/tests/test_repro.py
index 8cfd55f22..64cf3dbb5 100644
--- a/tests/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/test_repro.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ class ReproBasicEnv(RunBasicTest):
         CmdRun(self.settings).run()
 
         self.file_name2 = os.path.join('data', 'file2')
-        self.settings._args = ['echo', 'Bobby', '--not-repro', '--stdout', self.file_name2, '--shell']
+        self.file2_code_file = 'file2.py'
+        self.create_file_and_commit(self.file2_code_file,
+                                    'print("Bobby")')
+        self.settings._args = ['python', self.file2_code_file,
+                               '--not-repro', '--stdout', self.file_name2]
         CmdRun(self.settings).run()
 
         self.file_res_code_file = 'code_res.py'