diff --git a/lib/pavilion/scriptcomposer.py b/lib/pavilion/scriptcomposer.py
index 73917866e..a2658e1d9 100755
--- a/lib/pavilion/scriptcomposer.py
+++ b/lib/pavilion/scriptcomposer.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ class ScriptComposerError(RuntimeError):
 class ScriptHeader:
     """Class to serve as a struct for the script header."""
 
-    def __init__(self, shebang='#!/bin/bash'):
+    def __init__(self, shebang='#!/usr/bin/bash'):
         """The header values for a script.
         :param string shebang: Shell path specification.  Typically
-                                  '/bin/bash'.  default = None.
+                                  '/bin/bash'.  default = '#!/usr/bin/bash'.
         """
 
         # Set _shebang so that style_check doesn't complain at the setter block.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def __init__(self, header=None):
         the variables.
 
         :param ScriptHeader header: The header class to use. Defaults to one
-            that simply adds ``#!/bin/bash`` as the file header.
+            that simply adds ``#!/usr/bin/bash`` as the file header.
         """
 
         if header is None:
diff --git a/test/tests/scriptComposer_tests.py b/test/tests/scriptComposer_tests.py
index 734785d8d..05995c0b2 100644
--- a/test/tests/scriptComposer_tests.py
+++ b/test/tests/scriptComposer_tests.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_script_composer(self):
         # Testing initialization defaults.
         composer = scriptcomposer.ScriptComposer()
 
-        self.assertEqual(composer.header.shebang, '#!/bin/bash')
+        self.assertEqual(composer.header.shebang, '#!/usr/bin/bash')
 
         # Testing individual assignment
         test_header_shell = "/usr/env/python"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def test_script_composer(self):
 
         composer = scriptcomposer.ScriptComposer()
 
-        self.assertEqual(composer.header.shebang, '#!/bin/bash')
+        self.assertEqual(composer.header.shebang, '#!/usr/bin/bash')
 
         # Testing object assignment.
         header = scriptcomposer.ScriptHeader(