diff --git a/deployments/mojo.yml b/deployments/mojo.yml
index 959f81f..9c76431 100644
--- a/deployments/mojo.yml
+++ b/deployments/mojo.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   - name: Build from the latest version
     command: cd ~/mojojojo-bot && docker build -t mojo -f docker/dockerfile .
   - name: Check if there are any existing mojo containers running and kill it
-    command: docker ps | grep 'mojo' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
+    # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
+    shell: docker ps | grep 'mojo' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
   - name: Run the newly built docker container
     command: docker container run -e "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN={{ VAULT_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}" --restart "always" -d mojo
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