diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 85aa056d9..63733a904 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ function exec(appId, options, callback) {
             AttachStdin: true,
             AttachStdout: true,
             AttachStderr: true,
-            Tty: true,
+            Tty: options.tty,
             Cmd: cmd
         };
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ function exec(appId, options, callback) {
             if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
             var startOptions = {
                 Detach: false,
-                Tty: true,
+                Tty: options.tty,
                 stdin: true // this is a dockerode option that enabled openStdin in the modem
             };
             exec.start(startOptions, function(error, stream) {
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index 855d06989..50e2c7b4f 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ function exec(req, res, next) {
     var rows = req.query.rows ? parseInt(req.query.rows, 10) : null;
     if (isNaN(rows)) return next(new HttpError(400, 'rows must be a number'));
 
-    apps.exec(req.params.id, { cmd: cmd, rows: rows, columns: columns }, function (error, duplexStream) {
+    var tty = req.query.tty === 'true' ? true : false;
+
+    apps.exec(req.params.id, { cmd: cmd, rows: rows, columns: columns, tty: tty }, function (error, duplexStream) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such app'));
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.BAD_STATE) return next(new HttpError(409, error.message));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));