diff --git a/nix-shell.plugin.zsh b/nix-shell.plugin.zsh
index 7277379..fde2999 100644
--- a/nix-shell.plugin.zsh
+++ b/nix-shell.plugin.zsh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function nix-shell() {
     then
       PURE=1
 
-    # skip all other unary arguments 
+    # skip all other unary arguments
     elif [[ $key == "-"* ]]
     then
       IN_PACKAGES=0
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function nix-shell() {
   else
     NIX_SHELL_PACKAGES="$NIX_SHELL_PACKAGES" \
     NIX_BUILD_SHELL="$NIX_SHELL_PLUGIN_DIR/scripts/buildShellShim.zsh" \
+    NIX_EXECUTING_SHELL="$SHELL" \
     command nix-shell "$@"
   fi
 }
-
diff --git a/scripts/buildShellShim.zsh b/scripts/buildShellShim.zsh
index 702b53a..5d0a32c 100755
--- a/scripts/buildShellShim.zsh
+++ b/scripts/buildShellShim.zsh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "--rcfile" ]; then
   shift
   tmp="$(cat $1)"
   echo ${tmp%exit} > $1
-  echo "zsh" >> $1
+  echo $NIX_EXECUTING_SHELL >> $1
   bash $1
 else
   bash "$@"