diff --git a/src/slurminade/__init__.py b/src/slurminade/__init__.py
index c022fe3..784beb9 100644
--- a/src/slurminade/__init__.py
+++ b/src/slurminade/__init__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def clean_up():
 """
 
 # flake8: noqa F401
-from .function import slurmify
+from .function import slurmify, shell
 from .conf import update_default_configuration, set_default_configuration
 from .guard import (
     set_dispatch_limit,
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def clean_up():
     "TestDispatcher",
     "SubprocessDispatcher",
     "set_entry_point",
+    "shell",
     "node_setup",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/slurminade/function.py b/src/slurminade/function.py
index 3ec9fe2..b9d56fd 100644
--- a/src/slurminade/function.py
+++ b/src/slurminade/function.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def dec(func) -> SlurmFunction:
 
 
 @slurmify()
-def exec(cmd: typing.Union[str, typing.List[str]]):
+def shell(cmd: typing.Union[str, typing.List[str]]):
     """
     Execute a command.
     :param cmd: The command to be executed.