diff --git a/script/.validate b/script/.validate
index 4db554733..42b4cc70c 100644
--- a/script/.validate
+++ b/script/.validate
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [ -z "${VALIDATE_UPSTREAM:-}" ]; then
 	# this is kind of an expensive check, so let's not do this twice if we
diff --git a/script/binary b/script/binary
index 8ba7cbb71..685bbb0b7 100755
--- a/script/binary
+++ b/script/binary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 if ! test -e autogen/gen.go; then
diff --git a/script/crossbinary b/script/crossbinary
index ade28e8b5..7cd89a834 100755
--- a/script/crossbinary
+++ b/script/crossbinary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 if ! test -e autogen/gen.go; then
diff --git a/script/deploy-docker.sh b/script/deploy-docker.sh
index 4f54329cb..968bac43b 100644
--- a/script/deploy-docker.sh
+++ b/script/deploy-docker.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 if [ -n "$TRAVIS_COMMIT" ]; then
diff --git a/script/deploy.sh b/script/deploy.sh
index 4ee707905..c04fcfa43 100755
--- a/script/deploy.sh
+++ b/script/deploy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 if [ -n "$TRAVIS_TAG" ] && [ "$DOCKER_VERSION" = "1.10.3" ]; then
diff --git a/script/generate b/script/generate
index 539075810..423970b5a 100755
--- a/script/generate
+++ b/script/generate
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 go generate
diff --git a/script/glide.sh b/script/glide.sh
index ced07f71a..b8964efc6 100755
--- a/script/glide.sh
+++ b/script/glide.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
diff --git a/script/test-integration b/script/test-integration
index b889fb446..42f5aca8f 100755
--- a/script/test-integration
+++ b/script/test-integration
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 export SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
diff --git a/script/test-unit b/script/test-unit
index 12521f578..4de9cd3f0 100755
--- a/script/test-unit
+++ b/script/test-unit
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
 if ! test -e autogen/gen.go; then
diff --git a/script/validate-autogen b/script/validate-autogen
index 52a6a7141..e251bf9e8 100755
--- a/script/validate-autogen
+++ b/script/validate-autogen
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -o nounset
 SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"; export SCRIPTDIR
 source "${SCRIPTDIR}/.validate"
 
-# Iterate over all directories containing vendor folders.
+# Iterate over all directories containing templates folders.
 IFS=$'\n' files=( $(validate_diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only -- templates || true) )
 
 if [[ ${#files[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/script/validate-errcheck b/script/validate-errcheck
index cfdad38f2..f7cefc61c 100755
--- a/script/validate-errcheck
+++ b/script/validate-errcheck
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-glide b/script/validate-glide
index e65b13c48..d60629e56 100755
--- a/script/validate-glide
+++ b/script/validate-glide
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-gofmt b/script/validate-gofmt
index 36ceb173b..f19f3d904 100755
--- a/script/validate-gofmt
+++ b/script/validate-gofmt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-golint b/script/validate-golint
index b17630e2d..45f103a41 100755
--- a/script/validate-golint
+++ b/script/validate-golint
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-govet b/script/validate-govet
index 83dc0acf4..af4a6f56a 100755
--- a/script/validate-govet
+++ b/script/validate-govet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-misspell b/script/validate-misspell
index a52ed4e98..d3f1b375a 100755
--- a/script/validate-misspell
+++ b/script/validate-misspell
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/.validate"
 
diff --git a/script/validate-vendor b/script/validate-vendor
index ad3dd90d7..d7a04b6bc 100755
--- a/script/validate-vendor
+++ b/script/validate-vendor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset