# Node shell not working

**URL:** <https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/node-shell-not-working/5749>\
**Category:** Lens Support & Troubleshooting\
**Tags:** new-release, macos, lens-desktop\
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/node-shell-not-working/5749 "2025-03-19T14:15:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dkocheto](https://forums.k8slens.dev/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@dkocheto](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/dkocheto)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/node-shell-not-working/5749/1 "2025-03-19T14:15:05Z")

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When I try to open Node shell, I get

 ![image](https://forums.k8slens.dev/original/2X/c/ca6000910788d06c1147a7fd446d0e6a381400bd.png)

how to fix it?

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**Author:** ![skroehs](https://forums.k8slens.dev/user_avatar/forums.k8slens.dev/skroehs/32/1675_2.png) [@skroehs](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/skroehs)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/node-shell-not-working/5749/2 "2025-03-19T14:42:12Z")

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@dkocheto see also [https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/problem-when-connecting-to-node-shell-2025-2-141554/5731](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/problem-when-connecting-to-node-shell-2025-2-141554/5731)  
and workaround proposed there by jlamoree.

It seems to be a bug in version “2025.2.141554-latest”

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**Author:** ![dkocheto](https://forums.k8slens.dev/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@dkocheto](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/dkocheto)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/node-shell-not-working/5749/3 "2025-03-23T08:53:51Z")

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Oddly enough, disabling - Lens Internal Proxy helped  
Lens uses the internal Kube API Proxy, which sometimes breaks the interaction with kubectl, especially if there are version differences or certificate issues.  
Disabling it forces Lens to use kubectl directly, without an intermediate proxy.

![image](https://forums.k8slens.dev/optimized/2X/f/f6d30dd55d2c006fe2a3a8b475a49e2cea1cbac5_2_690x87.png)