diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/shell_startup_files/linux/shell_startup_files_modification.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/shell_startup_files/linux/shell_startup_files_modification.py
index b4d498296..8a1ed7246 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/shell_startup_files/linux/shell_startup_files_modification.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/shell_startup_files/linux/shell_startup_files_modification.py
@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
 import subprocess
-
-
-HOME_DIR = "/home/"
-
-# get list of usernames
-USERS = subprocess.check_output(
-        "cut -d: -f1,3 /etc/passwd | egrep ':[0-9]{4}$' | cut -d: -f1",
-        shell=True
-    ).decode().split('\n')[:-1]
-
-# get list of paths of different shell startup files with place for username
-STARTUP_FILES = [
-    file_path.format(HOME_DIR) for file_path in
-    [
-        "{0}{{0}}/.profile",                    # bash, dash, ksh, sh
-        "{0}{{0}}/.bashrc",                     # bash
-        "{0}{{0}}/.bash_profile",
-        "{0}{{0}}/.config/fish/config.fish",    # fish
-        "{0}{{0}}/.zshrc",                      # zsh
-        "{0}{{0}}/.zshenv",
-        "{0}{{0}}/.zprofile",
-        "{0}{{0}}/.kshrc",                      # ksh
-        "{0}{{0}}/.tcshrc",                     # tcsh
-        "{0}{{0}}/.cshrc",                      # csh
-    ]
-]
+from infection_monkey.utils.environment import is_windows_os
 
 
 def get_linux_commands_to_modify_shell_startup_files():
+    if is_windows_os():
+        return '', [], []
+
+    HOME_DIR = "/home/"
+
+    # get list of usernames
+    USERS = subprocess.check_output(
+            "cut -d: -f1,3 /etc/passwd | egrep ':[0-9]{4}$' | cut -d: -f1",
+            shell=True
+        ).decode().split('\n')[:-1]
+
+    # get list of paths of different shell startup files with place for username
+    STARTUP_FILES = [
+        file_path.format(HOME_DIR) for file_path in
+        [
+            "{0}{{0}}/.profile",                    # bash, dash, ksh, sh
+            "{0}{{0}}/.bashrc",                     # bash
+            "{0}{{0}}/.bash_profile",
+            "{0}{{0}}/.config/fish/config.fish",    # fish
+            "{0}{{0}}/.zshrc",                      # zsh
+            "{0}{{0}}/.zshenv",
+            "{0}{{0}}/.zprofile",
+            "{0}{{0}}/.kshrc",                      # ksh
+            "{0}{{0}}/.tcshrc",                     # tcsh
+            "{0}{{0}}/.cshrc",                      # csh
+        ]
+    ]
+
     return [
         '3<{0} 3<&- &&',  # check for existence of file
         'echo \"# Succesfully modified {0}\" |',
         'tee -a {0} &&',  # append to file
         'sed -i \'$d\' {0}',  # remove last line of file (undo changes)
-    ],\
-     STARTUP_FILES, USERS
+    ], STARTUP_FILES, USERS