diff --git a/app/exec/exec.php b/app/exec/exec.php
index 24847d1b81..c53f75a228 100644
--- a/app/exec/exec.php
+++ b/app/exec/exec.php
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 			switch ($handler) {
 				case 'shell':
 					if (permission_exists('exec_command') && $command_authorized) {
-						$result = escape(shell_exec($command . " 2>&1"));
+						$result = shell_exec($command . " 2>&1");
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'php':