diff --git a/src/espIdf/monitor/index.ts b/src/espIdf/monitor/index.ts
index 4a78b784a..ce9c00333 100644
--- a/src/espIdf/monitor/index.ts
+++ b/src/espIdf/monitor/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class IDFMonitor {
     this.config = config;
   }
 
-  start() {
+  async start() {
     const modifiedEnv = appendIdfAndToolsToPath(this.config.workspaceFolder);
     this.terminal = window.createTerminal({
       name: `ESP-IDF Monitor ${this.config.wsPort ? "(--ws enabled)" : ""}`,
@@ -114,14 +114,16 @@ export class IDFMonitor {
     const quotedIdfPath = quotePath(modifiedEnv.IDF_PATH);
 
     if (shellType.includes("powershell") || shellType.includes("pwsh")) {
-      this.terminal.sendText(`$env:IDF_PATH = ${quotedIdfPath}`, true);
-      this.terminal.sendText(`& ${args.join(" ")}`, true);
+      this.terminal.sendText(`$env:IDF_PATH = ${quotedIdfPath};`);
+      // For pwsh users on Linux, we need to add delay between commands
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+      this.terminal.sendText(` & ${args.join(" ")}\r`);
     } else if (shellType.includes("cmd")) {
-      this.terminal.sendText(`${envSetCmd} IDF_PATH=${modifiedEnv.IDF_PATH}`, true);
-      this.terminal.sendText(args.join(" "), true);
+      this.terminal.sendText(`${envSetCmd} IDF_PATH=${modifiedEnv.IDF_PATH}`);
+      this.terminal.sendText(args.join(" "));
     } else {
-      this.terminal.sendText(`${envSetCmd} IDF_PATH=${quotedIdfPath}`, true);
-      this.terminal.sendText(args.join(" "), true);
+      this.terminal.sendText(`${envSetCmd} IDF_PATH=${quotedIdfPath}`);
+      this.terminal.sendText(args.join(" "));
     }
 
     return this.terminal;
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 10241e3fb..8244b5e8b 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -3967,7 +3967,7 @@ function createQemuMonitor(
       monitorTerminal.sendText(ESP.CTRL_RBRACKET);
       monitorTerminal.sendText(`exit`);
     }
-    monitorTerminal = idfMonitor.start();
+    monitorTerminal = await idfMonitor.start();
   });
 }
 
@@ -4159,7 +4159,7 @@ async function createIdfMonitor(
     monitorTerminal.sendText(ESP.CTRL_RBRACKET);
     monitorTerminal.sendText(`exit`);
   }
-  monitorTerminal = idfMonitor.start();
+  monitorTerminal = await idfMonitor.start();
   if (noReset) {
     const idfPath = idfConf.readParameter(
       "idf.espIdfPath",