diff --git a/pipenv/core.py b/pipenv/core.py
index 4c8667e7..f9405448 100644
--- a/pipenv/core.py
+++ b/pipenv/core.py
@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ def do_uninstall(
 
 
 def do_shell(three=None, python=False, fancy=False, shell_args=None):
+    from pipenv.patched.pew import pew
 
     # Ensure that virtualenv is available.
     ensure_project(three=three, python=python, validate=False)
@@ -2097,14 +2098,13 @@ def do_shell(three=None, python=False, fancy=False, shell_args=None):
 
     # Windows!
     except AttributeError:
-        import subprocess
+        # import subprocess
         # Tell pew to use the project directory as its workon_home
         with temp_environ():
             if PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT:
                 os.environ['WORKON_HOME'] = project.project_directory
-            p = subprocess.Popen([cmd] + list(args), shell=True, universal_newlines=True)
-            p.communicate()
-            sys.exit(p.returncode)
+            pew.workon_cmd([workon_name])
+            sys.exit(0)
 
     # Activate the virtualenv if in compatibility mode.
     if compat:
diff --git a/pipenv/patched/pew/_win_utils.py b/pipenv/patched/pew/_win_utils.py
index 4d55b020..9f7b18b9 100644
--- a/pipenv/patched/pew/_win_utils.py
+++ b/pipenv/patched/pew/_win_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from ctypes.wintypes import DWORD, LONG
 
 ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES = 18
 INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = c_void_p(-1).value
-
+SHELL_NAMES = ['cmd', 'powershell', 'cmder']
 
 class PROCESSENTRY32(Structure):
     _fields_ = [
@@ -92,16 +92,20 @@ def get_all_processes():
     return pids
 
 
-def get_grandparent_process(pid=None):
-    """Get grandparent process name of the supplied pid or os.getpid().
-
-    :param int pid: The pid to track.
-    :return: Name of the grandparent process.
+def get_shell(pid=None, max_depth=4):
+    """Get the shell that the supplied pid or os.getpid() is running in.
     """
     if not pid:
         pid = os.getpid()
     processes = get_all_processes()
-    ppid = processes[pid]['parent_pid']
-    parent = processes[ppid]
-    grandparent = processes[parent['parent_pid']]
-    return grandparent['executable']
+
+    def check_parent(pid, lvl=0):
+        ppid = processes[pid].get('parent_pid')
+        if ppid and processes[ppid]['executable'].lower().rsplit('.', 1)[0] in SHELL_NAMES:
+            return processes[ppid]['executable']
+        if lvl >= max_depth:
+            return
+        return check_parent(ppid, lvl=lvl+1)
+    if processes[pid]['executable'].lower().rsplit('.', 1)[0] in SHELL_NAMES:
+        return processes[pid]['executable']
+    return check_parent(pid)
diff --git a/pipenv/patched/pew/pew.py b/pipenv/patched/pew/pew.py
index 470dfd3d..a6440919 100644
--- a/pipenv/patched/pew/pew.py
+++ b/pipenv/patched/pew/pew.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else:
     InstallCommand = ListPythons = LocatePython = UninstallCommand = \
         lambda : sys.exit('Command not supported on this platform')
 
-    from ._win_utils import get_grandparent_process
+    from ._win_utils import get_shell
 
 from pew._utils import (check_call, invoke, expandpath, own, env_bin_dir,
                         check_path, temp_environ, NamedTemporaryFile, to_unicode)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def _detect_shell():
         if 'CMDER_ROOT' in os.environ:
             shell = 'Cmder'
         elif windows:
-            shell = get_grandparent_process(os.getpid())
+            shell = get_shell(os.getpid())
         else:
             shell = 'sh'
     return shell
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def shell(env, cwd=None):
     if shell_name not in ('Cmder', 'bash', 'elvish', 'powershell', 'klingon', 'cmd'):
         # On Windows the PATH is usually set with System Utility
         # so we won't worry about trying to check mistakes there
-        shell_check = (sys.executable + ' -c "from pew.pew import '
+        shell_check = (sys.executable + ' -c "from pipenv.patched.pew import '
                        'prevent_path_errors; prevent_path_errors()"')
         try:
             inve(env, shell, '-c', shell_check)