diff --git a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
index 3fd43fcb10..17ddc331e5 100644
--- a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ parameters:
   CollectdSensubilityShellPath:
     type: string
     description: Path to shell used for executing check scripts.
-    default: /usr/bin/sh
+    default: /usr/bin/bash
   CollectdSensubilityWorkerCount:
     type: number
     description: Number of goroutines spawned for executing check scripts.