diff --git a/av1-transfer/main.py b/av1-transfer/main.py
index b21445e..c7ba88b 100644
--- a/av1-transfer/main.py
+++ b/av1-transfer/main.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ def transcode_one_file(file_info, overall_bar, slot_bars, slot_queue, process_na
             proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 f"exec -a {shlex.quote(process_name)} ffmpeg {shell_args}",
                 shell=True,
-                executable="/bin/bash",
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             )