diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 267dc4b..ed51b1c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 * Update urllib3 1.26.1 (7675532) to 1.26.2 (eae04d6)
 * Change don't remember folder used during auto processing
+* Fix update runner using shell that doesn't have env path to git binary in Linux (use `git pull` to get this fix)
 
 
 ### 0.23.2 (2020-11-21 18:40:00 UTC)
diff --git a/sickbeard/version_checker.py b/sickbeard/version_checker.py
index 99ee713..2ced2a0 100644
--- a/sickbeard/version_checker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/version_checker.py
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
         self._cur_pr_number = self.get_cur_pr_number()
 
     def _find_working_git(self):
-        test_cmd = '--version'
 
         logger.debug(u'Checking if git commands are available')
 
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
 
         try:
             logger.debug(u'Executing %s with your shell in %s' % (cmd, sickbeard.PROG_DIR))
-            output, err, exit_status = cmdline_runner([git_path] + arg_list, shell=True)
+            output, err, exit_status = cmdline_runner([git_path] + arg_list)
             logger.debug(u'git output: %s' % output)
 
         except OSError: