diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f46094..b829f00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 
 $child = (new Command('/usr/bin/cat'))
     ->stdin(Stdio::piped('r'))
-    ->spawn(shell: true);
+    ->spawn(shell: false);
 
 $child->stdin?->write('Hello, this is pretty cool.');
 $child->stdin?->close();
diff --git a/example.php b/example.php
index 1933a4c..5c17e3d 100644
--- a/example.php
+++ b/example.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var_dump($output);
 
 $child = (new Command('/usr/bin/cat'))
     ->stdin(Stdio::piped('r'))
-    ->spawn(shell: true);
+    ->spawn(shell: false);
 
 $child->stdin?->write('Hello, this is pretty cool.');
 $child->stdin?->close();