diff --git a/ark_sdk_python/services/dpa/db/ark_dpa_db_service.py b/ark_sdk_python/services/dpa/db/ark_dpa_db_service.py
index 729cf99a..9513aa77 100644
--- a/ark_sdk_python/services/dpa/db/ark_dpa_db_service.py
+++ b/ark_sdk_python/services/dpa/db/ark_dpa_db_service.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def __remove_from_pgpass(self, username: str, address: str, password: str) -> No
             pg_file_handler.writelines(updated_lines)
 
     def __execute(self, command_line: str) -> None:
-        p = subprocess.Popen(command_line, shell=True)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(command_line, shell=False)
         p.communicate()
 
     def psql(self, psql_execution: ArkDPADBPsqlExecution) -> None: