diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b0c2413..5320396 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ checksum = "d71b6127be86fdcfddb610f7182ac57211d4b18a3e9c82eb2d17662f2227ad6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cave"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8c0a80d..ffe1296 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cave"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 authors = ["Simvia <basile.marchand@simvia.tech>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "CLI for managing code_aster versions"
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 2670cb7..5aa88ec 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ pub enum Command {
         #[arg(value_name = "ARGS")]
         args: Vec<String>,
     },
+    ///Start an interactive shell in the container
+    Shell,
     ///List downloaded images
     List {
         ///Optionnal Expression to match, ex : "cave list 16"
diff --git a/src/docker.rs b/src/docker.rs
index 02ca988..5904b18 100644
--- a/src/docker.rs
+++ b/src/docker.rs
@@ -209,29 +209,35 @@ pub fn pull_version(version: &str) -> Result<(), CaveError> {
 }
 
 
-/// Runs code_aster with Docker with the given version, optional export file, and arguments.
-/// Envoie ensuite les données d'exécution via gRPC si l'exécution n'est pas interactive.
+pub enum DockerMode<'a> {
+    RunAster { export_file: &'a Option<String>, args: &'a Vec<String> },
+    Shell,
+}
+
+/// Runs code_aster with Docker with the given version and mode.
+///
+/// - [`DockerMode::RunAster`]: sources the activate script and runs `run_aster` with the given args and export file.
+/// - [`DockerMode::Shell`]: drops the user into an interactive bash shell inside the container.
 ///
 /// # Example
 /// ```
-/// docker_aster("22.0", &Some("output.msh".to_string()), &vec!["command".to_string()])
+/// docker_aster("22.0", DockerMode::RunAster { export_file: &Some("output.msh".to_string()), args: &vec![] })
 ///     .expect("Failed to run Code_Aster in Docker");
+/// docker_aster("22.0", DockerMode::Shell).expect("Failed to start shell");
 /// ```
-pub fn docker_aster(version: &str, export_file: &Option<String>, args: &Vec<String>) -> Result<(), CaveError> {
+pub fn docker_aster(version: &str, mode: DockerMode) -> Result<(), CaveError> {
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
     let current_dir = std::env::current_dir().map_err(CaveError::IoError)?;
     let volume_arg = format!("{}:/home/user/data", current_dir.display());
     let image = format!("simvia/code_aster:{}", version);
-    let export = export_file.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-    let docker_command = format!("source /opt/activate.sh &&  run_aster {} {}", args.join(" "), export);
 
     // Get the current user's UID and GID to avoid permission issues
     let (uid, gid) = get_uid_gid();
     let user_arg = format!("{}:{}", uid, gid);
 
-    let mut child = Command::new("docker")
-        .arg("run")
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("docker");
+    cmd.arg("run")
         .arg("--rm")
         .arg("-it")
         .arg("--user")
@@ -240,11 +246,22 @@ pub fn docker_aster(version: &str, export_file: &Option<String>, args: &Vec<Stri
         .arg(&volume_arg)
         .arg("-w")
         .arg("/home/user/data")
-        .arg(&image)
-        .arg("/bin/bash")
-        .arg("-i")
-        .arg("-c")
-        .arg(&docker_command)
+        .arg(&image);
+
+    let is_shell = matches!(mode, DockerMode::Shell);
+
+    match mode {
+        DockerMode::RunAster { export_file, args } => {
+            let export = export_file.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+            let docker_command = format!("source /opt/activate.sh &&  run_aster {} {}", args.join(" "), export);
+            cmd.arg("/bin/bash").arg("-i").arg("-c").arg(docker_command);
+        }
+        DockerMode::Shell => {
+            cmd.arg("/bin/bash");
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut child = cmd
         .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
         .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
         .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
@@ -258,9 +275,8 @@ pub fn docker_aster(version: &str, export_file: &Option<String>, args: &Vec<Stri
         })?;
 
     let status = child.wait().map_err(CaveError::IoError)?;
-    let interactive = args.contains(&"-i".to_string());
 
-    if !interactive {
+    if !is_shell {
         debug!("Début de la telemetry");
         debug!("Début de la collecte des données du run");
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 731e57a..37758f5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         Command::Use { version } => set_version(version, true),
         Command::Pin { version } => set_version(version, false),
         Command::Run { args } => run_aster(&args),
+        Command::Shell {} => shell_aster(),
         Command::List { prefix } => print_local_versions(prefix.unwrap_or_default()),
         Command::Available { prefix } => print_remote_versions(prefix.unwrap_or_default()),
         Command::Config { action } => {
diff --git a/src/manage.rs b/src/manage.rs
index 86ba5a3..aabb342 100644
--- a/src/manage.rs
+++ b/src/manage.rs
@@ -209,10 +209,28 @@ pub fn run_aster(args: &Vec<String>) -> Result<(), CaveError> {
         _ => (None, args.to_vec()),
     };
 
-    docker_aster(&version, &export, &rest_args)?;
+    docker_aster(&version, DockerMode::RunAster { export_file: &export, args: &rest_args })?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Start interactive shell in the container 
+/// 
+/// # Errors
+/// - [`CaveError::VersionNotInstalled`] if the configured version is not installed locally.
+/// - [`CaveError::FileNotFound`] if the `.export` file does not exist.
+/// - Any error returned by [`docker_aster`].
+
+pub fn shell_aster() -> Result<(), CaveError> {
+    let version = read_cave_version()?;
+    if !exists_locally(&version)? {
+        return Err(CaveError::VersionNotInstalled(version));
+    }
+
+    docker_aster(&version, DockerMode::Shell)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+
 /// Prints a list of locally available versions filtered by an optionnal prefix.
 ///
 /// # Example