1diff --git a/bash_kernel/kernel.py b/bash_kernel/kernel.py
2index 0496f1e..bd13c4f 100644
3--- a/bash_kernel/kernel.py
4+++ b/bash_kernel/kernel.py
5@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class BashKernel(Kernel):
6 @property
7 def banner(self):
8 if self._banner is None:
9- self._banner = check_output(['bash', '--version']).decode('utf-8')
10+ self._banner = check_output(['@bash@', '--version']).decode('utf-8')
11 return self._banner
12
13 language_info = {'name': 'bash',
14@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class BashKernel(Kernel):
15 # source code there for comments and context for
16 # understanding the code here.
17 bashrc = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(pexpect.__file__), 'bashrc.sh')
18- child = pexpect.spawn("bash", ['--rcfile', bashrc], echo=False,
19+ child = pexpect.spawn("@bash@", ['--rcfile', bashrc], echo=False,
20 encoding='utf-8', codec_errors='replace')
21 # Following comment stolen from upstream's REPLWrap:
22 # If the user runs 'env', the value of PS1 will be in the output. To avoid