diff --git a/helpers/helpers.v1.d/getopts b/helpers/helpers.v1.d/getopts
index 865877996..23028dfca 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.v1.d/getopts
+++ b/helpers/helpers.v1.d/getopts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 # Internal helper design to allow helpers to use getopts to manage their arguments
 #
 # [internal]