diff --git a/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/local/LocalExec.java b/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/local/LocalExec.java
index 147e5bbd..77aa0e2a 100644
--- a/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/local/LocalExec.java
+++ b/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/local/LocalExec.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected Exec.Result doRun() throws BlazeException {
         if (exeFile.getFileName().toString().toLowerCase().endsWith(".ps1")) {
             // we need to actually execute powershell.exe
             final Path powershellExe = new Which(context)
-                .command("powershell.exe")
+                .command("powershell")
                 .run();
 
             finalCommand.add(powershellExe.toAbsolutePath().toString());
diff --git a/blaze-core/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/ExecTest.java b/blaze-core/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/ExecTest.java
index ab48c77d..c84347c2 100644
--- a/blaze-core/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/ExecTest.java
+++ b/blaze-core/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/ExecTest.java
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ public void captureOutput() throws Exception {
         
         assertThat(output.trim(), is("Hello World 7586930100"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void captureOutputWithPs1() throws Exception {
+        CaptureOutput capture = Streamables.captureOutput();
+
+        new LocalExec(context)
+            .command("hello-world-test2")       // will be .ps1 on windows, using powershell.exe
+            .path(getBinDirAsResource())
+            .pipeInput(Streamables.standardInput())
+            .pipeOutput(capture)
+            .run();
+
+        String output = capture.asString();
+
+        assertThat(output.trim(), is("Hello World 5624112309877"));
+    }
     
     @Test
     public void customInput() throws Exception {
diff --git a/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2 b/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ded79c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+echo "Hello World 5624112309877"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2.ps1 b/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b403e397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blaze-core/src/test/resources/bin/hello-world-test2.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Write-Output "Hello World 5624112309877"
\ No newline at end of file