diff --git a/internal/views/exec.go b/internal/views/exec.go
index 06427a48..cf0756e9 100644
--- a/internal/views/exec.go
+++ b/internal/views/exec.go
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ func runK(clear bool, app *appView, args ...string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	last := len(args) - 1
-	if args[last] == "sh" {
-		args[last] = "bash"
-		if !run(clear, app, bin, args...) {
-			args[last] = "sh"
-		} else {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
 	return run(clear, app, bin, args...)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/views/pod.go b/internal/views/pod.go
index 4a1e323d..140f835a 100644
--- a/internal/views/pod.go
+++ b/internal/views/pod.go
@@ -241,5 +241,5 @@ func computeShellArgs(path, co, context string, kcfg *string) []string {
 		args = append(args, "-c", co)
 	}
 
-	return append(args, "--", "sh")
+	return append(args, "--", "sh", "-c", "command -v bash >/dev/null && exec bash || exec sh")
 }
diff --git a/internal/views/pod_test.go b/internal/views/pod_test.go
index 39c41b06..2957e23d 100644
--- a/internal/views/pod_test.go
+++ b/internal/views/pod_test.go
@@ -19,28 +19,28 @@ func TestComputeShellArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			"c1",
 			"ctx1",
 			&config,
-			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee --kubeconfig coolConfig -c c1 -- sh",
+			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee --kubeconfig coolConfig -c c1 -- sh -c command -v bash >/dev/null && exec bash || exec sh",
 		},
 		"noconfig": {
 			"fred/blee",
 			"c1",
 			"ctx1",
 			nil,
-			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -c c1 -- sh",
+			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -c c1 -- sh -c command -v bash >/dev/null && exec bash || exec sh",
 		},
 		"emptyConfig": {
 			"fred/blee",
 			"c1",
 			"ctx1",
 			&empty,
-			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -c c1 -- sh",
+			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -c c1 -- sh -c command -v bash >/dev/null && exec bash || exec sh",
 		},
 		"singleContainer": {
 			"fred/blee",
 			"",
 			"ctx1",
 			&empty,
-			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -- sh",
+			"exec -it --context ctx1 -n fred blee -- sh -c command -v bash >/dev/null && exec bash || exec sh",
 		},
 	}