diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c99cbbf08c..b03b350f9f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -189,10 +189,11 @@
                 <goal>exec</goal>
               </goals>
               <configuration>
-                <executable>../validateCLI.sh</executable>
-                <arguments>
-                  <argument>..</argument>
-                </arguments>
+	      <executable>bash</executable>
+	        <arguments>
+		  <argument>../validateCLI.sh</argument>
+		  <argument>..</argument>
+	        </arguments>
               </configuration>
             </execution>
           </executions>