diff --git a/plugins/solr/index.py b/plugins/solr/index.py
index 6cca69951..4099384a8 100755
--- a/plugins/solr/index.py
+++ b/plugins/solr/index.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def runShell(shell):
     if public.isAppleSystem():
         data = public.execShell(shell)
     else:
-        data = public.execShell('su - solr -s /bin/sh ' + shell)
+        data = public.execShell('su - solr -c "/bin/sh ' + shell + '"')
     return data