diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/ansible/shared.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/ansible/shared.yml
index 5c6dd41e1d0..75395cf61a7 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/ansible/shared.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/ansible/shared.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
   ansible.builtin.find:
     paths: '/etc'
     patterns: 'bashrc'
-    contains: '.*case "$name" in sshd|login\) tmux ;; esac.*'
+    contains: '.*case "$name" in sshd|login\) exec tmux ;; esac.*'
   register: tmux_in_bashrc
 
 - name: "{{{ rule_title }}}: Determine If the Tmux Launch Script Is Present in /etc/profile.d/*.sh"
   ansible.builtin.find:
     paths: '/etc/profile.d'
     patterns: '*.sh'
-    contains: .*case "$name" in sshd|login\) tmux ;; esac.*
+    contains: .*case "$name" in sshd|login\) exec tmux ;; esac.*
   register: tmux_in_profile_d
 
 - name: "{{{ rule_title }}}: Insert the Correct Script into /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       if [ "$PS1" ]; then
         parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
         name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-        case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+        case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
       fi
     create: true
   when:
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/bash/shared.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/bash/shared.sh
index 3d056e4cf45..e139c3d494e 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/bash/shared.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/bash/shared.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 # complexity = low
 # disruption = low
 
-if ! grep -x '  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac' /etc/bashrc; then
+if ! grep -x '  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac' /etc/bashrc; then
     cat >> /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh <<'EOF'
 if [ "$PS1" ]; then
   parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
   name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
 fi
 EOF
     chmod 0644 /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/oval/shared.xml b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/oval/shared.xml
index e3c4b6ef0e5..58f91eadf66 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/oval/shared.xml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/oval/shared.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <def-group>
   <definition class="compliance" id="configure_bashrc_exec_tmux" version="1">
     {{{ oval_metadata("Check if tmux is configured to exec at the end of bashrc.") }}}
-    <criteria comment="Check tmux configured at the end of bashrc" operator="AND">
+    <criteria comment="Check exec tmux configured at the end of bashrc" operator="AND">
       <criterion comment="check tmux is configured to exec on the last line of /etc/bashrc"
         test_ref="test_configure_bashrc_exec_tmux" />
     </criteria>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <ind:textfilecontent54_object id="obj_configure_bashrc_exec_tmux" version="1">
     <ind:behaviors singleline="true" multiline="false" />
     <ind:filepath operation="pattern match">^/etc/bashrc$|^/etc/profile\.d/.*$</ind:filepath>
-    <ind:pattern operation="pattern match">if \[ "\$PS1" \]; then\n\s+parent=\$\(ps -o ppid= -p \$\$\)\n\s+name=\$\(ps -o comm= -p \$parent\)\n\s+case "\$name" in sshd\|login\) tmux ;; esac\nfi</ind:pattern>
+    <ind:pattern operation="pattern match">if \[ "\$PS1" \]; then\n\s+parent=\$\(ps -o ppid= -p \$\$\)\n\s+name=\$\(ps -o comm= -p \$parent\)\n\s+case "\$name" in sshd\|login\) exec tmux ;; esac\nfi</ind:pattern>
     <ind:instance datatype="int" operation="greater than or equal">1</ind:instance>
   </ind:textfilecontent54_object>
 </def-group>
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/rule.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/rule.yml
index 590b40780b1..9157dee9595 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/rule.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/rule.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ocil: |-
 
     <pre>$ sudo grep tmux /etc/bashrc /etc/profile.d/*
 
-    /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh:  case "$name" in (sshd|login) tmux ;; esac</pre>
+    /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh:  case "$name" in (sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac</pre>
 
     Review the tmux script by using the following example:
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ocil: |-
     if [ "$PS1" ]; then
     parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
     name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-    case "$name" in (sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+    case "$name" in (sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
     fi</pre>
 
     If the shell file is not configured as the example above, is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fixtext: |-
     if [ "$PS1" ]; then
         parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
         name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-        case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+        case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
     fi
 
     Then, ensure a correct mode of /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh using this command:
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value.pass.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value.pass.sh
index 77b7a61a5b9..fbc7590f27d 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value.pass.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value.pass.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cat >> /etc/bashrc <<'EOF'
 if [ "$PS1" ]; then
   parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
   name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
 fi
 EOF
 
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value_d_directory.pass.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value_d_directory.pass.sh
index c0ddc93e5ef..6107f86f248 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value_d_directory.pass.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/correct_value_d_directory.pass.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cat >> /etc/profile.d/00-complianceascode.conf <<'EOF'
 if [ "$PS1" ]; then
   parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
   name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
 fi
 EOF
 
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/duplicate_value_multiple_files.pass.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/duplicate_value_multiple_files.pass.sh
index 120541cd056..c662221eca1 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/duplicate_value_multiple_files.pass.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-physical/screen_locking/console_screen_locking/configure_bashrc_exec_tmux/tests/duplicate_value_multiple_files.pass.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cat >> /etc/profile.d/00-complianceascode.conf <<'EOF'
 if [ "$PS1" ]; then
   parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
   name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
 fi
 EOF
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cat >> /etc/bashrc <<'EOF'
 if [ "$PS1" ]; then
   parent=$(ps -o ppid= -p $$)
   name=$(ps -o comm= -p $parent)
-  case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac
+  case "$name" in sshd|login) exec tmux ;; esac
 fi
 EOF