diff --git a/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test b/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
index ccbd4f4e73cd657e3d45cbc9c316bae170ee2d19..be30a68d59ed30b7e2178d02267b35b4b2425328 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
+++ b/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ parallel (
 
          stage ('run example ubuntu')
          {
-          bash "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && source $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
+          sh "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && source $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
          }
        }},