diff --git a/container/plugins/root/example.cc b/container/plugins/root/example.cc
index 19234bc..c4ed7a1 100644
--- a/container/plugins/root/example.cc
+++ b/container/plugins/root/example.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ void example3()
 
   auto exec_cmd = [&make_cmd](const std::string& cmd) {
     // shell 0 = success
-    THROW_IF(common::exec(make_cmd(cmd)), std::runtime_error, "command failed")
+    THROW_IF(
+        common::exec("bash -i -c '" + make_cmd(cmd) + "'"),
+        std::runtime_error,
+        "command failed")
   };
 
   std::cout << "\nImporting journals...\n";