diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99de344..c10d913 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.66",
     "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.42",
     "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.74",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.4",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.8",
     "@types/node": "^20.3.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3013b2e..0222502 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ devDependencies:
     specifier: ^1.0.74
     version: 1.0.74(@types/node@20.3.1)
   '@pushrocks/tapbundle':
-    specifier: ^5.0.4
-    version: 5.0.4
+    specifier: ^5.0.8
+    version: 5.0.8
   '@types/node':
     specifier: ^20.3.1
     version: 20.3.1
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ packages:
       '@pushrocks/smartlog': 3.0.2
       '@pushrocks/smartpromise': 3.1.10
       '@pushrocks/smartshell': 2.0.30
-      '@pushrocks/tapbundle': 5.0.4
+      '@pushrocks/tapbundle': 5.0.8
       figures: 5.0.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@swc/core'
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ packages:
       '@pushrocks/lik': 4.0.22
       '@pushrocks/smartdelay': 2.0.13
 
-  /@pushrocks/smartexpect@1.0.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YIvRFNQbNZ87EDK45evj4XpX6KaBpuPnIKEafZGSpncNTm30VcMATRgcxqk/x9f8hm1p1i4QMwmSr4MuF0cCWQ==}
+  /@pushrocks/smartexpect@1.0.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ABhsgmTqE1cfL6m0qpicZf6FdfuUip3oJR8CDr9wZwkBODKpahv7lHqeN0EjdvaJuHyqqcd3m1WaHmLPEyZ63A==}
     dependencies:
-      '@pushrocks/smartdelay': 2.0.13
-      '@pushrocks/smartpromise': 3.1.10
+      '@pushrocks/smartdelay': 3.0.1
+      '@pushrocks/smartpromise': 4.0.2
       fast-deep-equal: 3.1.3
     dev: true
 
@@ -1013,15 +1013,16 @@ packages:
       through2: 4.0.2
     dev: true
 
-  /@pushrocks/tapbundle@5.0.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sEUepgMsH+abdtBGN0FSTHhJzG/IpZ1XVDm8YF6ma21A6Z8DUXTbEbpGWC/Goi2HCSkgHNxmgMSshT1zAO/xXA==}
+  /@pushrocks/tapbundle@5.0.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-w6oyVA1VYht5/OnUrWrvdDqBpb3H5ao3LATKauTG9wSyOng65/8ttAbhHqg5Jo39Hlib9QYbLH3QQyLfukfxCw==}
     dependencies:
       '@open-wc/testing': 3.2.0
-      '@pushrocks/smartdelay': 2.0.13
+      '@open-wc/testing-helpers': 2.3.0
+      '@pushrocks/smartdelay': 3.0.1
       '@pushrocks/smartenv': 5.0.5
-      '@pushrocks/smartexpect': 1.0.14
-      '@pushrocks/smartpromise': 3.1.10
-      '@pushrocks/smarttime': 3.0.50
+      '@pushrocks/smartexpect': 1.0.15
+      '@pushrocks/smartpromise': 4.0.2
+      '@pushrocks/smarttime': 4.0.1
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - bufferutil
       - supports-color
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 95a62e1..ee07b10 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ tap.test('smartshell should create a Smartshell instance', async () => {
 
 tap.test('smartshell should run async', async () => {
   let execResult = await testSmartshell.exec('npm -v');
-  // expect(execResult.stdout).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
+  expect(execResult.stdout).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
 });
 
 tap.test('smartshell should run async and silent', async () => {
   let execResult = await testSmartshell.execSilent('npm -v');
-  // expect(execResult.stdout).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
+  expect(execResult.stdout).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
 });
 
 tap.test('smartshell should stream a shell execution', async () => {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tap.test('smartshell should stream a shell execution', async () => {
     done.resolve(data);
   });
   let data = await done.promise;
-  // expect(data).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
+  expect(data).toMatch(/[0-9\.]*/);
   await execStreamingResponse.finalPromise;
 });
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ tap.test('should be able to find git', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should spawn an interactive cli', async () => {
-  // await testSmartshell.execInteractive('echo "hi"');
+  await testSmartshell.execInteractive('echo "hi"');
 });
 
 tap.start({
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 8a074ff..8dac35e 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartshell',
-  version: '3.0.0',
+  version: '3.0.1',
   description: 'shell actions designed as promises'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts b/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
index 32df977..8892d45 100644
--- a/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
+++ b/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
@@ -39,38 +39,28 @@ export class Smartshell {
 
     if (options.interactive) {
       if (process.env.CI) {
-        return;
+          return;
       }
-
+  
       const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-      const shell = cp.spawn('sh', [], { stdio: 'pipe' });
+      const shell = cp.spawn('sh', [], { stdio: ['pipe', 'inherit', 'inherit'] });
       this.smartexit.addProcess(shell);
-
-      const stdInStream = process.stdin.pipe(shell.stdin);
-      const stdOutStream = shell.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
-
+  
       shell.on('close', (code) => {
-        console.log(`interactive shell terminated with code ${code}`);
-        stdInStream.removeAllListeners();
-        stdInStream.uncork();
-        stdOutStream.removeAllListeners();
-        stdOutStream.unpipe();
-        shell.kill('SIGTERM');
-        process.stdin.pause();
-        done.resolve();
+          console.log(`interactive shell terminated with code ${code}`);
+          this.smartexit.removeProcess(shell);
+          done.resolve();
       });
-
+  
       let commandString = options.commandString;
-      if (process.env.CI) {
-        commandString += ' && exit';
-      }
-      commandString += '\n';
-
-      shell.stdin.write(commandString);
+      
+      shell.stdin.write(commandString + '\n exit \n');
+      
       await done.promise;
-
+  
       return;
-    }
+  }
+  
 
     const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<IExecResult | IExecResultStreaming>();
     const childProcessEnded = plugins.smartpromise.defer<IExecResult>();