diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 6cd365e1..a323c531 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include docs/update.sh
 include examples/config.py
 include examples/fdroid-icon.png
 include examples/makebs.config.py
-include tests/run-tests.sh
+include tests/run-tests
 include wp-fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
 include wp-fdroid/android-permissions.php
 include wp-fdroid/readme.txt
diff --git a/jenkins-build b/jenkins-build
index 81639626..7cc2b4be 100755
--- a/jenkins-build
+++ b/jenkins-build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ cd $WORKSPACE/fdroidserver/getsig
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # run local tests
 cd $WORKSPACE/tests
-./run-tests.sh
+./run-tests
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ python setup.py install
 
 # run tests in new pip+virtualenv install
 . $WORKSPACE/env/bin/activate
-fdroid=$WORKSPACE/env/bin/fdroid $WORKSPACE/tests/run-tests.sh
+fdroid=$WORKSPACE/env/bin/fdroid $WORKSPACE/tests/run-tests
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
diff --git a/tests/run-tests.sh b/tests/run-tests
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/run-tests.sh
rename to tests/run-tests
index c75a2f02..9b3b8ec0 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 set -x