diff --git a/sphinx/meta/sphinx.yml b/sphinx/meta/sphinx.yml
index 311bd3e..14a85eb 100644
--- a/sphinx/meta/sphinx.yml
+++ b/sphinx/meta/sphinx.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
       name: server
       param:
         version:
-          value: "{{ salt['cmd.run']('sphinx-build --version 2>/dev/null || echo unknown')|replace('Sphinx (sphinx-build) ', '') }}"
+          value: "{{ salt['cmd.shell']('sphinx-build --version 2>/dev/null || echo unknown')|replace('Sphinx (sphinx-build) ', '') }}"
diff --git a/sphinx/orch/generate_doc.sls b/sphinx/orch/generate_doc.sls
index 0dd4f79..120e0a2 100644
--- a/sphinx/orch/generate_doc.sls
+++ b/sphinx/orch/generate_doc.sls
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 {# Mine flush/update works only when executed via salt-call #}
 mine_update:
   salt.function:
-    - name: cmd.run
+    - name: cmd.shell
     - tgt: '*'
     - arg:
       - salt-call mine.flush; salt-call mine.update