diff --git a/lib/msfdb_helpers/pg_ctl.rb b/lib/msfdb_helpers/pg_ctl.rb
index 118d9bd491..76c92b152a 100644
--- a/lib/msfdb_helpers/pg_ctl.rb
+++ b/lib/msfdb_helpers/pg_ctl.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module MsfdbHelpers
       begin
         file_name = File.join(path, 'msfdb_testfile')
         File.open(file_name, 'w') do |f|
-          f.puts "#!/bin/bash\necho exec"
+          f.puts "#!/bin/sh\necho exec"
         end
         File.chmod(0744, file_name)