diff --git a/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test b/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
index be30a68d59ed30b7e2178d02267b35b4b2425328..07d222ba29cf118405b538d6492b566590df2ca2 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
+++ b/Jenkinsfile_mpi_examples_test
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ parallel (
 
          stage ('run example ubuntu')
          {
-          sh "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && source $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
+          sh "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && . $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
          }
        }},
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ parallel (
 
           stage ('run mac')
           {
-           sh "source $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make"
+           sh ". $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make"
 	  }
          }
          },
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ parallel (
 
          stage ('run example centos')
          {
-          sh "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && source $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
+          sh "export PATH=\"/usr/local/binutils/bin/:$PATH\" && . $HOME/openfpm_vars_master && cd example && make run"
          }
        }},