diff --git a/pkg/shellexec/shellexec.go b/pkg/shellexec/shellexec.go
index e5d48346..63a65ce1 100644
--- a/pkg/shellexec/shellexec.go
+++ b/pkg/shellexec/shellexec.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func StartRemoteShellProc(termSize waveobj.TermSize, cmdStr string, cmdOpts Comm
 		} else if remote.IsPowershell(shellPath) {
 			// powershell is weird about quoted path executables and requires an ampersand first
 			shellPath = "& " + shellPath
-			shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-NoExit", "-File", homeDir+fmt.Sprintf("/.waveterm/%s/wavepwsh.ps1", shellutil.PwshIntegrationDir))
+			shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-NoExit", "-File", homeDir+fmt.Sprintf("/.waveterm/%s/wavepwsh.ps1", shellutil.PwshIntegrationDir))
 		} else {
 			if cmdOpts.Login {
 				shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-l")
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func StartShellProc(termSize waveobj.TermSize, cmdStr string, cmdOpts CommandOpt
 			// cant set -l or -i with --rcfile
 			shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "--rcfile", shellutil.GetBashRcFileOverride())
 		} else if remote.IsPowershell(shellPath) {
-			shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-NoExit", "-File", shellutil.GetWavePowershellEnv())
+			shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-NoExit", "-File", shellutil.GetWavePowershellEnv())
 		} else {
 			if cmdOpts.Login {
 				shellOpts = append(shellOpts, "-l")