diff --git a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/clamp-mariadb-script.sh b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/clamp-mariadb-script.sh
index 1d99c51..1b721b3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/clamp-mariadb-script.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/clamp-mariadb-script.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 NAME=$(/consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} get pod | grep -o "[^[:space:]]*-clampdb[^[:space:]]*")
 
    if [ -n "$NAME" ]; then
-       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- bash -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
+       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- sh -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
          echo Success. CLAMP DBHost is running. 2>&1
          exit 0
       else
diff --git a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/policy-mariadb-script.sh b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/policy-mariadb-script.sh
index 30f324b..865d477 100644
--- a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/policy-mariadb-script.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/policy-mariadb-script.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 NAME=$(/consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} get pod | grep -o "[^[:space:]]*-policydb[^[:space:]]*")
 
    if [ -n "$NAME" ]; then
-       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- bash -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
+       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- sh -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
          echo Success. mariadb process is running. 2>&1
          exit 0
       else
diff --git a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/so-mariadb-script.sh b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/so-mariadb-script.sh
index db5dcad..a0974c0 100755
--- a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/so-mariadb-script.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/so-mariadb-script.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 NAME=$(/consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} get pod | grep -o "[^[:space:]]*-so-db[^[:space:]]*")
 
    if [ -n "$NAME" ]; then
-       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- bash -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
+       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- sh -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
          echo Success. mariadb process is running. 2>&1
          exit 0
       else
diff --git a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/vid-mariadb-script.sh b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/vid-mariadb-script.sh
index f5d9941..7b0bc24 100755
--- a/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/vid-mariadb-script.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/consul/resources/config/consul-agent-config/scripts/vid-mariadb-script.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 NAME=$(/consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} get pod | grep -o "[^[:space:]]*-vid-mariadb[^[:space:]]*")
 
    if [ -n "$NAME" ]; then
-       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- bash -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
+       if /consul/bin/kubectl -n {{ include "common.namespace" . }} exec -it $NAME -- sh -c 'mysqladmin status -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD' > /dev/null; then
          echo Success. mariadb process is running. 2>&1
          exit 0
       else
diff --git a/kubernetes/robot/demo-k8s.sh b/kubernetes/robot/demo-k8s.sh
index 3beef06..3f8ac9d 100755
--- a/kubernetes/robot/demo-k8s.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/robot/demo-k8s.sh
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
    done
 fi
 
-export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- bash -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
+export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- sh -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
 OUTPUT_FOLDER=$(printf %04d $GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER)_demo_$key
 DISPLAY_NUM=$(($GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER + 90))
 
@@ -304,4 +304,4 @@
 if [ -n "$TAG" ]; then
   VARIABLEFILES="-V /share/config/robot_properties.py"
   kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- ${ETEHOME}/runTags.sh ${VARIABLEFILES} ${VARIABLES} -d /share/logs/${OUTPUT_FOLDER} -i ${TAG} --display $DISPLAY_NUM 2> ${TAG}.out
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
diff --git a/kubernetes/robot/ete-k8s.sh b/kubernetes/robot/ete-k8s.sh
index 4ef8f46..82bf836 100755
--- a/kubernetes/robot/ete-k8s.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/robot/ete-k8s.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
    done
 fi
 
-export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- bash -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
+export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- sh -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
 OUTPUT_FOLDER=$(printf %04d $GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER)_ete_$2
 DISPLAY_NUM=$(($GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER + 90))
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/robot/eteHelm-k8s.sh b/kubernetes/robot/eteHelm-k8s.sh
index 1b31c16..90bfa11 100755
--- a/kubernetes/robot/eteHelm-k8s.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/robot/eteHelm-k8s.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
    done
 fi
 
-export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- bash -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
+export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- sh -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
 OUTPUT_FOLDER=$(printf %04d $GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER)_ete_helmlist
 DISPLAY_NUM=$(($GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER + 90))
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/robot/instantiate-k8s.sh b/kubernetes/robot/instantiate-k8s.sh
index aef812b..9488356 100755
--- a/kubernetes/robot/instantiate-k8s.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/robot/instantiate-k8s.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 set -x
 
 POD=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE get pods | sed 's/ .*//'| grep robot)
-export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- bash -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
+export GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER=$(kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec  ${POD}  -- sh -c "ls -1q /share/logs/ | wc -l")
 TAGS="-i $TAG"
 ETEHOME=/var/opt/ONAP
 OUTPUT_FOLDER=$(printf %04d $GLOBAL_BUILD_NUMBER)_ete_instantiate_vnf
@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@
 echo "Executing instantiation..."
 
 if [ $POLL = 1 ]; then
-  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- bash -c "${ETEHOME}/runTags.sh ${VARIABLEFILES} ${VARIABLES} -d /share/logs/${OUTPUT_FOLDER} ${TAGS} --listener ${ETEHOME}/testsuite/eteutils/robotframework-onap/listeners/OVPListener.py --display $DISPLAY_NUM > /tmp/vnf_instantiation.$BUILDNUM.log 2>&1 &"
+  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- sh -c "${ETEHOME}/runTags.sh ${VARIABLEFILES} ${VARIABLES} -d /share/logs/${OUTPUT_FOLDER} ${TAGS} --listener ${ETEHOME}/testsuite/eteutils/robotframework-onap/listeners/OVPListener.py --display $DISPLAY_NUM > /tmp/vnf_instantiation.$BUILDNUM.log 2>&1 &"
 
-  pid=`kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- bash -c "pgrep runTags.sh -n"`
+  pid=`kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- sh -c "pgrep runTags.sh -n"`
 
   if [ -z "$pid" ]; then
     echo "robot testsuite unable to start"
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- bash -c "while ps -p \"$pid\" --no-headers | grep -v defunct; do echo \$'\n\n'; echo \"Testsuite still running \"\`date\`; echo \"LOG FILE: \"; tail -10 /tmp/vnf_instantiation.$BUILDNUM.log; sleep 30; done"
+  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- sh -c "while ps -p \"$pid\" --no-headers | grep -v defunct; do echo \$'\n\n'; echo \"Testsuite still running \"\`date\`; echo \"LOG FILE: \"; tail -10 /tmp/vnf_instantiation.$BUILDNUM.log; sleep 30; done"
 
 else
-  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- bash -c "${ETEHOME}/runTags.sh ${VARIABLEFILES} ${VARIABLES} -d /share/logs/${OUTPUT_FOLDER} ${TAGS} --listener ${ETEHOME}/testsuite/eteutils/robotframework-onap/listeners/OVPListener.py --display $DISPLAY_NUM"
+  kubectl --namespace $NAMESPACE exec ${POD} -- sh -c "${ETEHOME}/runTags.sh ${VARIABLEFILES} ${VARIABLES} -d /share/logs/${OUTPUT_FOLDER} ${TAGS} --listener ${ETEHOME}/testsuite/eteutils/robotframework-onap/listeners/OVPListener.py --display $DISPLAY_NUM"
 fi
 
 set +x