diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7cbd80..53e0b3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ Export MySQL data from phpmyadmin using curl.
 
  Common uses:
 
-	mysql-export.sh --tables=hotel_content_provider --add-drop --database=hs --stdout --use-keychain --apache-user=betatester --phpmyadmin-user=hs --apache-password=www.example.com\ \(me\) --phpmyadmin-password=phpmyadmin.example.com --host=https://www.example.com/phpmyadmin | gunzip | mysql -u root -p testtable
+bash mysql-export.sh --tables=hotel_content_provider --add-drop --database=hs --stdout --use-keychain --apache-user=betatester --phpmyadmin-user=hs --apache-password=www.example.com\ \(me\) --phpmyadmin-password=phpmyadmin.example.com --host=https://www.example.com/phpmyadmin | gunzip | mysql -u root -p testtable
 exports and imports on the fly in local db
diff --git a/mysql-export.sh b/mysql-export.sh
index 2c643ea..2cd6ef2 100755
--- a/mysql-export.sh
+++ b/mysql-export.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#! /bin/bash
 
 #set -x