diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index b335eb677b..2c14be4587 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ run: $(RUN_TARGETS) internal-prepare-exec_env internal-prepare-clr
 	# execute a cmdlet, this will auto-load the utility module and print a, b and c in 3 lines
 	$(APP_BASE)/runps-simple.sh '"a","b","c","a","a" | Select-Object -Unique'
 
-run-interactive: $(RUN_TARGETS) internal-prepare-exec_env internal-prepare-clr
+shell: $(RUN_TARGETS) internal-prepare-exec_env internal-prepare-clr
 	$(APP_BASE)/runps.sh
 
+run-interactive: shell
+
 run-file: $(RUN_TARGETS) internal-prepare-exec_env internal-prepare-clr
 	$(APP_BASE)/runps.sh --file $(PSSCRIPT)