diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml b/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
index ce67ecc4..e7ce1c63 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
         - name: wait-for-mongodb
           image: mongo:latest
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.portal.server.waitForMongodb.image.pullPolicy }}
-          command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+          command: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
           env:
             - name: DB_PASSWORD
               {{- if .Values.mongodb.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml b/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
index ea3387cd..a9c281a7 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
         - name: wait-for-mongodb
           image: mongo:latest
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.portal.server.waitForMongodb.image.pullPolicy }}
-          command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+          command: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
           env:
             - name: DB_PASSWORD
               {{- if .Values.mongodb.enabled }}