diff --git a/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift b/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
index 824786f2..c897a197 100644
--- a/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
+++ b/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
@@ -543,9 +543,11 @@ public struct Linux: Platform {
     }
 
     public func getShell() async throws -> String {
+        let userName = ProcessInfo.processInfo.userName
+        let prefix = "\(userName):"
         if let passwds = try await runProgramOutput("getent", "passwd") {
             for line in passwds.components(separatedBy: "\n") {
-                if line.hasPrefix("root:") {
+                if line.hasPrefix(prefix) {
                     if case let comps = line.components(separatedBy: ":"), comps.count > 1 {
                         return comps[comps.count - 1]
                     }