diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/archetypes/bash-template b/src/main/resources/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/archetypes/bash-template
index 930063dad..c03121648 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/archetypes/bash-template
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/archetypes/bash-template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 ###  ------------------------------- ###
 ###  Helper methods for BASH scripts ###