diff --git a/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib b/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib
index e7ab98197..ae06bc0cd 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib
+++ b/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 {{ systemctl_program }} stop kiwix-serve
 /usr/bin/iiab-make-kiwix-lib.py