diff --git a/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py b/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
index 7b73f8834..ee1c301c9 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ except ImportError:
     has_capstone = False
 
 
-class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface, interfaces.plugins.FileConsumerInterface):
+class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
     """Shell environment to directly interact with a memory image."""
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface, interfaces.plugins.FileConsum
                                                                  'display_doublewords'], self.display_doublewords),
                 (['dq', 'display_quadwords'], self.display_quadwords), (['dis', 'disassemble'], self.disassemble),
                 (['cl', 'change_layer'], self.change_layer), (['context'], self.context), (['self'], self),
-                (['dpo', 'display_plugin_output'], self.display_plugin_output), (['rp', 'run_plugin'], self.run_plugin),
-                (['rt', 'render_treegrid'], self.render_treegrid), (['hh', 'help'], self.help)]
+                (['dpo', 'display_plugin_output'], self.display_plugin_output),
+                (['gt', 'generate_treegrid'], self.generate_treegrid), (['rt',
+                                                                         'render_treegrid'], self.render_treegrid),
+                (['hh', 'help'], self.help)]
 
     def _construct_locals_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Returns a dictionary of the locals """
@@ -248,10 +250,12 @@ class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface, interfaces.plugins.FileConsum
             return hex(value.vol.offset)
 
     def consume_file(self, file: interfaces.plugins.FileInterface) -> None:
+        """Dummy file consumer to satisfy the """
         pass
 
-    def run_plugin(self, plugin: Type[interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface], **kwargs) -> interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid:
-        """Runs a specific plugin passing in kwarg values returning a TreeGrid"""
+    def generate_treegrid(self, plugin: Type[interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface],
+                          **kwargs) -> interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid:
+        """Generates a TreeGrid based on a specific plugin passing in kwarg configuration values"""
         path_join = interfaces.configuration.path_join
 
         # Generate a temporary configuration path
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface, interfaces.plugins.FileConsum
             self.config[path_join(plugin_config_suffix, plugin.__name__, name)] = value
 
         try:
-            constructed = plugins.construct_plugin(self.context, [], plugin, plugin_path, None, self)
+            constructed = plugins.construct_plugin(self.context, [], plugin, plugin_path, None, NullFileConsumer())
             return constructed.run()
         except exceptions.UnsatisfiedException as excp:
             print("Unable to validate the plugin requirements: {}\n".format([x for x in excp.unsatisfied]))
@@ -271,10 +275,18 @@ class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface, interfaces.plugins.FileConsum
     def render_treegrid(self,
                         treegrid: interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid,
                         renderer: Optional[interfaces.renderers.Renderer] = None) -> None:
-        """Renders a treegrid as produced by run_plugin"""
+        """Renders a treegrid as produced by generate_treegrid"""
         if renderer is None:
             renderer = text_renderer.QuickTextRenderer()
         renderer.render(treegrid)
 
     def display_plugin_output(self, plugin: Type[interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface], **kwargs) -> None:
-        self.render_treegrid(self.run_plugin(plugin, **kwargs))
+        self.render_treegrid(self.generate_treegrid(plugin, **kwargs))
+
+
+class NullFileConsumer(interfaces.plugins.FileConsumerInterface):
+    """Null FileConsumer that swallows files whole"""
+
+    def consume_file(self, file: interfaces.plugins.FileInterface) -> None:
+        """Dummy file consumer to satisfy the FileConsumerInterface"""
+        pass