diff --git a/ffprobe/ffprobe.py b/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
index f1eb3dc..8494915 100644
--- a/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
+++ b/ffprobe/ffprobe.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, path_to_video):
 
         try:
             with open(os.devnull, 'w') as tempf:
-                subprocess.check_call(["ffprobe", "-h"], stdout=tempf, stderr=tempf)
+                subprocess.check_call(["ffprobe", "-h"], stdout=tempf, stderr=tempf, shell=True)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             raise IOError('ffprobe not found.')