diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
index bc55c27bd8..4e6cb415e7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ def run_subprocess(*args, **kwargs):
             | getattr(subprocess, "CREATE_NO_WINDOW", 0)
         )
 
+    # Escape parentheses for bash
+    if (
+        kwargs.get("shell") is True
+        and len(args) == 1
+        and isinstance(args[0], str)
+        and os.getenv("SHELL") in ("/bin/bash", "/bin/sh")
+    ):
+        new_arg = (
+            args[0]
+            .replace("(", "\\(")
+            .replace(")", "\\)")
+        )
+        args = (new_arg, )
+
     # Get environents from kwarg or use current process environments if were
     # not passed.
     env = kwargs.get("env") or os.environ
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
index b2531ebae9..c2793f98a2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
@@ -454,13 +454,6 @@ class ExtractReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 raise NotImplementedError
 
             subprcs_cmd = " ".join(ffmpeg_args)
-            if os.getenv("SHELL") in ("/bin/bash", "/bin/sh"):
-                # Escape parentheses for bash
-                subprcs_cmd = (
-                    subprcs_cmd
-                    .replace("(", "\\(")
-                    .replace(")", "\\)")
-                )
 
             # run subprocess
             self.log.debug("Executing: {}".format(subprcs_cmd))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review_slate.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review_slate.py
index 01a65e89ae..35f55e275c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review_slate.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review_slate.py
@@ -269,13 +269,6 @@ class ExtractReviewSlate(publish.Extractor):
                 " ".join(output_args)
             ]
             slate_subprocess_cmd = " ".join(slate_args)
-            if os.getenv("SHELL") in ("/bin/bash", "/bin/sh"):
-                # Escape parentheses for bash
-                slate_subprocess_cmd = (
-                    slate_subprocess_cmd
-                    .replace("(", "\\(")
-                    .replace(")", "\\)")
-                )
 
             # run slate generation subprocess
             self.log.debug(
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 328cb308b9..4ffabf6028 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -455,13 +455,6 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # output file
         jpeg_items.append(path_to_subprocess_arg(dst_path))
         subprocess_command = " ".join(jpeg_items)
-        if os.getenv("SHELL") in ("/bin/bash", "/bin/sh"):
-            # Escape parentheses for bash
-            subprocess_command = (
-                subprocess_command
-                .replace("(", "\\(")
-                .replace(")", "\\)")
-            )
 
         try:
             run_subprocess(