diff --git a/baseplate/server/__init__.py b/baseplate/server/__init__.py
index 11274eddb..f00e29c0b 100644
--- a/baseplate/server/__init__.py
+++ b/baseplate/server/__init__.py
@@ -374,11 +374,9 @@ def load_and_run_shell() -> None:
 
     try:
         # try to use IPython if possible
-        from IPython.terminal.embed import InteractiveShellEmbed
-        from IPython.core.interactiveshell import DummyMod
-
-        shell = InteractiveShellEmbed(banner2=banner)
-        shell(local_ns=env, module=DummyMod())
+        from IPython import start_ipython
+        start_ipython(argv=[], user_ns=env)
+        raise SystemExit
     except ImportError:
         import code