diff --git a/pkg/commands/oscommands/os.go b/pkg/commands/oscommands/os.go
index 809f9deab..8eaff53d2 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/oscommands/os.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/oscommands/os.go
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ func (c *OSCommand) RunCommand(formatString string, formatArgs ...interface{}) e
 	return err
 }
 
+// RunShellCommand runs shell commands i.e. 'sh -c <command>'. Good for when you
+// need access to the shell
+func (c *OSCommand) RunShellCommand(command string) error {
+	c.Log.WithField("command", command).Info("RunShellCommand")
+
+	cmd := c.Command(c.Platform.Shell, c.Platform.ShellArg, command)
+	_, err := sanitisedCommandOutput(cmd.CombinedOutput())
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // FileType tells us if the file is a file, directory or other
 func (c *OSCommand) FileType(path string) string {
 	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
@@ -184,16 +195,6 @@ func (c *OSCommand) FileType(path string) string {
 	return "file"
 }
 
-// RunDirectCommand wrapper around direct commands
-func (c *OSCommand) RunDirectCommand(command string) (string, error) {
-	c.Log.WithField("command", command).Info("RunDirectCommand")
-
-	return sanitisedCommandOutput(
-		c.Command(c.Platform.Shell, c.Platform.ShellArg, command).
-			CombinedOutput(),
-	)
-}
-
 func sanitisedCommandOutput(output []byte, err error) (string, error) {
 	outputString := string(output)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ func (c *OSCommand) PrepareSubProcess(cmdName string, commandArgs ...string) *ex
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// PrepareShellSubProcess returns the pointer to a custom command
+func (c *OSCommand) PrepareShellSubProcess(command string) *exec.Cmd {
+	return c.PrepareSubProcess(c.Platform.Shell, c.Platform.ShellArg, command)
+}
+
 // Quote wraps a message in platform-specific quotation marks
 func (c *OSCommand) Quote(message string) string {
 	if c.Platform.OS == "windows" {
@@ -349,11 +355,6 @@ func (c *OSCommand) GetLazygitPath() string {
 	return `"` + filepath.ToSlash(ex) + `"`
 }
 
-// RunCustomCommand returns the pointer to a custom command
-func (c *OSCommand) RunCustomCommand(command string) *exec.Cmd {
-	return c.PrepareSubProcess(c.Platform.Shell, c.Platform.ShellArg, command)
-}
-
 // PipeCommands runs a heap of commands and pipes their inputs/outputs together like A | B | C
 func (c *OSCommand) PipeCommands(commandStrings ...string) error {
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
index f1fadeb5f..670d78df6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(customCommand config.CustomCommand
 			}
 
 			if customCommand.Subprocess {
-				gui.PrepareSubProcess(cmdStr)
+				gui.PrepareShellSubProcess(cmdStr)
 				return nil
 			}
 
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(customCommand config.CustomCommand
 				loadingText = gui.Tr.LcRunningCustomCommandStatus
 			}
 			return gui.WithWaitingStatus(loadingText, func() error {
-				gui.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess(cmdStr)
-
-				if err := gui.OSCommand.RunCommand(cmdStr); err != nil {
+				if err := gui.OSCommand.RunShellCommand(cmdStr); err != nil {
 					return gui.surfaceError(err)
 				}
 				return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index d14e1f6c8..b1cb66f82 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -492,6 +492,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) PrepareSubProcess(command string) {
 	})
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) PrepareShellSubProcess(command string) {
+	gui.SubProcess = gui.OSCommand.PrepareShellSubProcess(command)
+	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
+	})
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) editFile(filename string) error {
 	_, err := gui.runSyncOrAsyncCommand(gui.GitCommand.EditFile(filename))
 	return err
@@ -798,7 +805,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommand(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.prompt(promptOpts{
 		title: gui.Tr.CustomCommand,
 		handleConfirm: func(command string) error {
-			gui.SubProcess = gui.OSCommand.RunCustomCommand(command)
+			gui.SubProcess = gui.OSCommand.PrepareShellSubProcess(command)
 			return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
 		},
 	})