diff --git a/scripts/hooks/post-commit b/scripts/hooks/post-commit
index c411d8ad..b8d0892f 100755
--- a/scripts/hooks/post-commit
+++ b/scripts/hooks/post-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (C) 2020 FireEye, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -6,8 +5,6 @@
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-#
-# doesn't matter if this gets repeated later on in a hooks file
 
 # Use a console with emojis support for a better experience
 
diff --git a/scripts/hooks/pre-push b/scripts/hooks/pre-push
index f25aca57..51e3830b 100755
--- a/scripts/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/scripts/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (C) 2020 FireEye, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -6,8 +5,6 @@
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-#
-# doesn't matter if this gets repeated later on in a hooks file
 
 # Use a console with emojis support for a better experience
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup-hooks.sh b/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
index 5dae6148..ce0acc6f 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel);
 cd "$GIT_DIR";
 
 # hooks may exist already (e.g. git-lfs configuration)
-# If the `.git/hooks/$arg` file doesn't exist it, initialize with `#!/bin/sh`
+# If the `.git/hooks/$arg` file doesn't exist it, initialize with `#!/usr/bin/env bash`
 # After that append `scripts/hooks/$arg` and ensure they can be run
 create_hook() {
   if [[ ! -e .git/hooks/$1 ]]; then
-    echo "#!/bin/sh" > ".git/hooks/$1";
+    echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > ".git/hooks/$1";
   fi
   cat scripts/hooks/"$1" >> ".git/hooks/$1";
   chmod +x .git/hooks/"$1";