diff --git a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
index dfcd272a3..92b769fcf 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
 
   cron { 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows':
     command     => "nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows --max_rows ${max_rows} >>/var/log/nova/nova-rowsflush.log 2>&1",
-    environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin',
+    environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
     user        => $user,
     minute      => $minute,
     hour        => $hour,
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
index b36487908..3d6e8d044 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe 'nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows' do
   it 'configures a cron' do
     should contain_cron('nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows').with(
       :command     => 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows --max_rows 100 >>/var/log/nova/nova-rowsflush.log 2>&1',
-      :environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin',
+      :environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
       :user        => 'nova',
       :minute      => 1,
       :hour        => 0,