diff --git a/src/hatch/cli/application.py b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
index 9c527fece..98a2a0709 100644
--- a/src/hatch/cli/application.py
+++ b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
@@ -295,13 +295,9 @@ def get_python_manager(self, directory: str | None = None):
 
     @cached_property
     def shell_data(self) -> tuple[str, str]:
-        import shellingham
+        from hatch.utils.shells import detect_shell
 
-        try:
-            return shellingham.detect_shell()
-        except shellingham.ShellDetectionFailure:
-            path = self.platform.default_shell
-            return Path(path).stem, path
+        return detect_shell(self.platform)
 
     @cached_property
     def env_metadata(self) -> EnvironmentMetadata:
diff --git a/src/hatch/utils/shells.py b/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
index 46ffa3baf..b64c983c7 100644
--- a/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
+++ b/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
@@ -3,12 +3,24 @@
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from hatch.utils.fs import Path
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
     from types import FrameType
 
     from hatch.env.plugin.interface import EnvironmentInterface
-    from hatch.utils.fs import Path
+    from hatch.utils.platform import Platform
+
+
+def detect_shell(platform: Platform) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    import shellingham
+
+    try:
+        return shellingham.detect_shell()
+    except shellingham.ShellDetectionFailure:
+        path = platform.default_shell
+        return Path(path).stem, path
 
 
 class ShellManager:
diff --git a/tests/cli/python/conftest.py b/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
index c5c6aea7c..af4c66b28 100644
--- a/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from hatch.utils.shells import detect_shell
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def default_shells(platform):
-    return [] if platform.windows else ['sh']
+    return [] if platform.windows else [detect_shell(platform)[0]]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)