diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/recover_cluster.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/recover_cluster.yml
index 707d745c7e..dd484b9445 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/recover_cluster.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/recover_cluster.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
   - name: Comparing seqno value on all mariadb hosts
     shell: "if [[ {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['seqno'] }} -lt {{ hostvars[item]['seqno'] }} ]]; then echo {{ hostvars[item]['seqno'] }}; fi"
+    args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
     with_items: "{{ groups['mariadb'] }}"
     changed_when: false
     register: seqno_compare