diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
index 268383da..4c64a06e 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
@@ -1,13 +1,92 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import platform
 import sys
 
 import termqt
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSocketNotifier, Qt, pyqtRemoveInputHook
 from qtpy.QtGui import QFont
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QScrollBar, QWidget
 from termqt import Terminal
 
+pyqtRemoveInputHook()
+
+if platform.system() in ["Linux", "Darwin"]:
+    terminal_cmd = os.environ["SHELL"]
+
+    from termqt import TerminalPOSIXExecIO
+
+    class TerminalExecIO(TerminalPOSIXExecIO):
+        def _read_loop(self):
+            pass
+
+        def find_utf8_split(self, data):
+            """UTF-8 characters can be 1-4 bytes long, this finds first index which is not mid character
+
+            Character lengths include:
+              1 Bytes: 0xxxxxxx
+              2 Bytes: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
+              3 Bytes: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
+              4 bytes: 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
+              Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8#Encoding
+
+            Start at end of chunk moving backwards, find first UTF-8 start byte:
+              1 Bytes: 0xxxxxxx - 0x80 == 0x00
+              2 Bytes: 110xxxxx - 0xE0 == 0xC0
+              3 Bytes: 1110xxxx - 0xF0 == 0xE0
+              4 bytes: 11110xxx - 0xF8 == 0xF0
+
+            Parameters:
+              data (bytes) - buffer to be evaluated
+
+            Returns:
+              (int) - last position of complete UTF-8 character
+            """
+            pos = 0
+            for i, c in enumerate(reversed(data)):
+                if c & 0x80 == 0x00 or c & 0xE0 == 0xC0 or c & 0xF0 == 0xE0 or c & 0xF8 == 0xF0:
+                    pos = i
+                    break
+            return len(data) - pos
+
+        def _read(self, fd):
+            try:
+                data = os.read(fd, 2**16)  # read as much as possible
+            except OSError:
+                data = b""
+
+            if data:
+                self._read_buf += data
+                i = self.find_utf8_split(self._read_buf)
+                output = self._read_buf[:i]
+                self._read_buf = self._read_buf[i:]
+                self.stdout_callback(output)
+            else:
+                self.logger.info("Spawned process has been killed")
+                if self.running:
+                    self.running = False
+                    self.terminated_callback()
+                    os.close(fd)
+
+        def spawn(self):
+            super().spawn()
+            self._read_notifier = QSocketNotifier(self.fd, QSocketNotifier.Read)
+            self._read_notifier.activated.connect(self._read)
+
+        def write(self, buffer):
+            # same as original method, but without logging and without assert (unneeded)
+            if not self.running:
+                return
+            try:
+                os.write(self.fd, buffer)
+            except OSError:
+                self.running = False
+                self.terminated_callback()
+
+else:
+    terminal_cmd = "cmd.exe"
+    from termqt import TerminalWinptyIO as TerminalExecIO
+
 
 class TerminalWidget(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, logger):
@@ -53,30 +132,13 @@ class BECConsole(QWidget):
         return logger
 
     def setup_terminal_io(self):
-        if self.platform in ["Linux", "Darwin"]:
-            bin = "/bin/bash"
-            from termqt import TerminalPOSIXExecIO
-
-            self.terminal_io = TerminalPOSIXExecIO(
-                self.terminal_widget.terminal.row_len,
-                self.terminal_widget.terminal.col_len,
-                bin,
-                logger=self.logger,
-            )
-        elif self.platform == "Windows":
-            bin = "cmd"
-            from termqt import TerminalWinptyIO
-
-            self.terminal_io = TerminalWinptyIO(
-                self.terminal_widget.terminal.row_len,
-                self.terminal_widget.terminal.col_len,
-                bin,
-                logger=self.logger,
-            )
-            self.auto_wrap_enabled = False
-        else:
-            self.logger.error(f"Not supported platform: {self.platform}")
-            sys.exit(-1)
+        self.terminal_io = TerminalExecIO(
+            self.terminal_widget.terminal.row_len,
+            self.terminal_widget.terminal.col_len,
+            terminal_cmd,
+            logger=self.logger,
+        )
+        self.auto_wrap_enabled = False
 
         self.terminal_widget.terminal.enable_auto_wrap(self.auto_wrap_enabled)
         self.terminal_io.stdout_callback = self.terminal_widget.terminal.stdout