diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/functions b/src/initscripts/system/functions
index 6d72e4119..0775d74a1 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/functions
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/functions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
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