diff --git a/server/src/linter.ts b/server/src/linter.ts
index 0f78c6498..936341a3a 100644
--- a/server/src/linter.ts
+++ b/server/src/linter.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ export default class Linter {
     document: LSP.TextDocument,
     folders: LSP.WorkspaceFolder[],
   ): Promise<ShellcheckResult> {
-    const args = ['--format=json1', '--external-sources', `--source-path=${this.cwd}`]
+    const args = [
+      '--shell=bash',
+      '--format=json1',
+      '--external-sources',
+      `--source-path=${this.cwd}`,
+    ]
     for (const folder of folders) {
       args.push(`--source-path=${folder.name}`)
     }