diff --git a/helpers/apps b/helpers/apps
index bb60fea59..b9cc03b58 100644
--- a/helpers/apps
+++ b/helpers/apps
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ ynh_load_app_environment() {
         ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
 
         # Force Bash to be used to run this helper
-        if [ $0 != "bash" ]
+        if [[ ! $0 =~ \/?bash$ ]]
         then
             ynh_print_err --message="Please use Bash as shell"
             exit 1