diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/spawn.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/spawn.ts
index 5e0bbaa18..f7a0b0881 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/spawn.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/spawn.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function spawnProcess(
   options?: SpawnOptions,
 ): ChildProcess {
   const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
-  const shell = options?.shell ?? isWindows;
+  const shell = isWindowsCommandScript(command) ? true : (options?.shell ?? isWindows);
 
   const shouldQuoteForShell = isWindows && shell !== false;
   const resolvedCommand = shouldQuoteForShell ? quoteWindowsCommand(command) : command;