diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index ba94f673ed4..6f9b27fea54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: "macos"
             go: "1.21.x"
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(vars[format('INTEGRATION_RUNNER_{0}', matrix.os)] || format('"{0}-latest"', matrix.os)) }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash # by default Windows uses PowerShell, which uses a different syntax for setting environment variables
     env:
       DEBUG: false # set this to true to export qlogs and save them as artifacts
       TIMESCALE_FACTOR: 3