diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_avgspr_meta.sh b/gempak/ush/gefs_avgspr_meta.sh
index 5ce7eea3f..5670bfd8b 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_avgspr_meta.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_avgspr_meta.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_avgspr_meta.sh
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_850.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_850.sh_comb
index 25e9287c0..8660cd098 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_850.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_850.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_850.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_carib_spag.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_carib_spag.sh_comb
index f79e201ce..d04885930 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_carib_spag.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_carib_spag.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_carib_spag.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_hi_spag.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_hi_spag.sh_comb
index 78ece406d..ef5263fcf 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_hi_spag.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_hi_spag.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_hi_spag.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_lows.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_lows.sh_comb
index 1cea19ffd..d6af5d3a9 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_lows.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_lows.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_lows.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_00Z.sh b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_00Z.sh
index 402e5269c..91231c77b 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_00Z.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_00Z.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_mar_00Z.sh
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_12Z.sh b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_12Z.sh
index d2c143eb7..12f0cbdc7 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_12Z.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_mar_12Z.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_mar_12Z.sh
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_nam_spag.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_nam_spag.sh_comb
index 42487f8db..7eb0cdccf 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_nam_spag.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_nam_spag.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_nam_spag.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_qpf.sh b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_qpf.sh
index e3d2143d5..d0cad5c41 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_qpf.sh
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_qpf.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_qpf
 #
diff --git a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_sam_spag.sh_comb b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_sam_spag.sh_comb
index 5c9a039b6..1ba7b7a2e 100755
--- a/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_sam_spag.sh_comb
+++ b/gempak/ush/gefs_meta_sam_spag.sh_comb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Metafile Script : gefs_meta_sam_spag.sh_comb
 #
diff --git a/jobs/JGEFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_META b/jobs/JGEFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_META
index 00ceda978..957afb66a 100755
--- a/jobs/JGEFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_META
+++ b/jobs/JGEFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_META
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 echo "$(date -u) begin $(basename $BASH_SOURCE)"
 
diff --git a/scripts/exgefs_atmos_avgspr_gempak_meta.sh b/scripts/exgefs_atmos_avgspr_gempak_meta.sh
index 7efa75577..ac9d2a3a6 100755
--- a/scripts/exgefs_atmos_avgspr_gempak_meta.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgefs_atmos_avgspr_gempak_meta.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 echo "$(date -u) begin $(basename $BASH_SOURCE)"
 
diff --git a/scripts/exgefs_atmos_gempak_meta.sh b/scripts/exgefs_atmos_gempak_meta.sh
index 81cd49bb8..564c631f8 100755
--- a/scripts/exgefs_atmos_gempak_meta.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgefs_atmos_gempak_meta.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 echo "$(date -u) begin $(basename $BASH_SOURCE)"