diff --git a/pricenode/journalscraper.sh b/pricenode/journalscraper.sh
index b670bc4c82..df80ddc3ad 100755
--- a/pricenode/journalscraper.sh
+++ b/pricenode/journalscraper.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 HOSTNAME="${COLLECTD_HOSTNAME:-localhost}"
 INTERVAL=750