diff --git a/easybuild/scripts/rpath_wrapper_template.sh.in b/easybuild/scripts/rpath_wrapper_template.sh.in
index 55c3388c5b..73eb21f0e0 100644
--- a/easybuild/scripts/rpath_wrapper_template.sh.in
+++ b/easybuild/scripts/rpath_wrapper_template.sh.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 ##
 # Copyright 2016-2023 Ghent University
 #
diff --git a/easybuild/tools/run.py b/easybuild/tools/run.py
index 0bb0d3c9f4..9ba15d1da8 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/run.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/run.py
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ def to_cmd_str(cmd):
     # (which could be dash instead of bash, like on Ubuntu, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh)
     # stick to None (default value) when not running command via a shell
     if use_bash:
-        executable, shell = '/bin/bash', True
+        bash = shutil.which('bash')
+        _log.info(f"Path to bash that will be used to run shell commands: {bash}")
+        executable, shell = bash, True
     else:
         executable, shell = None, False
 
diff --git a/eb b/eb
index 402bb87d0a..f427c5e7e7 100755
--- a/eb
+++ b/eb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 ##
 # Copyright 2009-2023 Ghent University
 #