diff --git a/scripts/gajim.in b/scripts/gajim.in
index 518087459..29e726373 100644
--- a/scripts/gajim.in
+++ b/scripts/gajim.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 ##      gajim
 ##
 ## Contributors for this file:
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ PYTHON_EXEC=@PYTHON@
 
 cd ${datadir}/gajim/src
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:@LIBDIR@/gajim"
-exec -a gajim ${PYTHON_EXEC} -OO gajim.py $@
+exec ${PYTHON_EXEC} -OO gajim.py $@