diff --git a/bin/run_xgettext.sh b/bin/run_xgettext.sh
index b947b43a35..85f5004235 100755
--- a/bin/run_xgettext.sh
+++ b/bin/run_xgettext.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 - 2024 the Friendica project
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
-set -eo pipefail
+set -e -o pipefail
 
 resolve() {
 	if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]