diff --git a/scripts/format.sh b/scripts/format.sh
index ebd3774a11a19ed13c0c5fd37cb4fd196f226f9b..55028dcfe3130b7951896c5ded69c8c4585e159b 100755
--- a/scripts/format.sh
+++ b/scripts/format.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ install_hook()
         exit 1
     fi
     echo Installing pre-commit hook in "$hooks_path"
-    echo "/bin/bash $(realpath $0)" > "$hooks_path"/pre-commit
+    echo "$(realpath $0)" > "$hooks_path"/pre-commit
     chmod +x "$hooks_path"/pre-commit
 }