diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.erl.script b/priv/templates/simplenode.erl.script
index b985f23..6f65e3f 100644
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.erl.script
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.erl.script
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 ## This script replaces the default "erl" in erts-VSN/bin. This is necessary
 ## as escript depends on erl and in turn, erl depends on having access to a
diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
index 87947a4..d2ef73f 100755
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 # -*- tab-width:4;indent-tabs-mode:nil -*-
 # ex: ts=4 sw=4 et