diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/system.rs b/src/meta_plugin/system.rs
index 5eb29e4..3b5282e 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/system.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/system.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::env;
 use std::process;
-use uzers::{get_current_uid, get_current_gid, get_current_username, get_current_groupname, get_current_user};
+use uzers::{get_current_uid, get_current_gid, get_current_username, get_current_groupname};
 
 use crate::meta_plugin::MetaPlugin;
 
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ impl MetaPlugin for ShellMetaPlugin {
         match env::var("SHELL") {
             Ok(shell) => Ok(shell),
             Err(_) => {
-                match get_current_user() {
+                // Try to get shell from passwd database using uid
+                match uzers::get_user_by_uid(get_current_uid()) {
                     Some(user) => {
                         match user.shell().to_str() {
                             Some(shell) => Ok(shell.to_string()),