diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
index d6af1323a..9de3c3562 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const isLinux = platform === 'linux';
 const isDocker = fs.existsSync('/home/dbgate-docker/public');
 const isDevMode = process.env.DEVMODE == '1';
 const isNpmDist = !!global['IS_NPM_DIST'];
+const isDbModel = !!global['IS_DB_MODEL'];
 const isForkedApi = processArgs.isForkedApi;
 
 // function moduleAvailable(name) {
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@ const platformInfo = {
   environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,
   platform,
   runningInWebpack: !!process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL,
-  allowShellConnection: (!processArgs.listenApiChild && !isNpmDist) || !!process.env.SHELL_CONNECTION || !!isElectron(),
-  allowShellScripting: (!processArgs.listenApiChild && !isNpmDist) || !!process.env.SHELL_SCRIPTING || !!isElectron(),
+  allowShellConnection:
+    (!processArgs.listenApiChild && !isNpmDist) || !!process.env.SHELL_CONNECTION || !!isElectron() || !!isDbModel,
+  allowShellScripting:
+    (!processArgs.listenApiChild && !isNpmDist) || !!process.env.SHELL_SCRIPTING || !!isElectron() || !!isDbModel,
   defaultKeyfile: path.join(os.homedir(), '.ssh/id_rsa'),
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/dbmodel/bin/dbmodel.js b/packages/dbmodel/bin/dbmodel.js
index 34855902c..3fb5433c9 100755
--- a/packages/dbmodel/bin/dbmodel.js
+++ b/packages/dbmodel/bin/dbmodel.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ global.PLUGINS_DIR = process.env.DEVMODE
   ? path.join(path.dirname(path.dirname(global.API_PACKAGE)), 'plugins')
   : path.dirname(global.API_PACKAGE);
 global.IS_NPM_DIST = true;
+global.IS_DB_MODEL = true;
 
 const program = require('commander');
 const dbgateApi = require('dbgate-api');