diff --git a/handlers/rsync.in b/handlers/rsync.in
index e253c5cb34f86e95e6ea3a6404665ea5628b8412..81bd5b42f8070c17b3752ea36c5f5b1c7a8dcb55 100644
--- a/handlers/rsync.in
+++ b/handlers/rsync.in
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ function eval_config {
     excludes="$excludes --exclude=$path"
   done
 
+  # Make sure we'll run bash at the destination
+  ssh_cmd="$ssh_cmd /bin/bash"
+
 }
 
 function rotate_short {