diff --git a/elements/debian/root.d/08-debootstrap b/elements/debian/root.d/08-debootstrap
index 975bf1d0..598844d4 100755
--- a/elements/debian/root.d/08-debootstrap
+++ b/elements/debian/root.d/08-debootstrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/elements/opensuse/bin/install-packages b/elements/opensuse/bin/install-packages
index eac97b4e..5b6bdc57 100755
--- a/elements/opensuse/bin/install-packages
+++ b/elements/opensuse/bin/install-packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Copyright 2013 SUSE Linux Products GmbH
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-install-bin b/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-install-bin
index 555bc782..651085e1 100755
--- a/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-install-bin
+++ b/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-install-bin
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 install -m 0755 -o root -g root $(dirname $0)/../bin/* /usr/local/bin