diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 01c5b52525..fed96357ad 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 # Ensure we are in root directory
 if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/build-appimage b/scripts/build-appimage
index 0bc94c9a14..3e3b88c207 100755
--- a/scripts/build-appimage
+++ b/scripts/build-appimage
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 echo -e "\033[0;36mBuilding AppImage for OpenRCT2...\033[0m"
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-installer b/scripts/build-installer
index 01a6784de3..bc18c336b4 100755
--- a/scripts/build-installer
+++ b/scripts/build-installer
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ "$#" -gt 2 || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
     echo 'Create a Windows installer for OpenRCT2'
diff --git a/scripts/build-portable b/scripts/build-portable
index bd4460cfa1..50b85d251e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-portable
+++ b/scripts/build-portable
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" || "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
     # Create a Windows symbols archive for OpenRCT2
diff --git a/scripts/build-symbols b/scripts/build-symbols
index 5fede436c6..8525cf83f1 100755
--- a/scripts/build-symbols
+++ b/scripts/build-symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 # Check 7z or zip is available
 if [ -x "$(command -v 7z)" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/check-code-formatting b/scripts/check-code-formatting
index 1f79900917..823f811a37 100755
--- a/scripts/check-code-formatting
+++ b/scripts/check-code-formatting
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -e
 
 readlink_bin='readlink'
 
diff --git a/scripts/create-macos-universal b/scripts/create-macos-universal
index 2b8f94a412..185ccf6ff1 100755
--- a/scripts/create-macos-universal
+++ b/scripts/create-macos-universal
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 echo "Creating macOS universal app bundle"
 # create app skeleton
diff --git a/scripts/get-discord-rpc b/scripts/get-discord-rpc
index cd785ff567..4e8ea55891 100755
--- a/scripts/get-discord-rpc
+++ b/scripts/get-discord-rpc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
     basedir="$(readlink -f `dirname $0`/..)"
diff --git a/scripts/install-nsis b/scripts/install-nsis
index a31d6e3d18..0c815cd867 100755
--- a/scripts/install-nsis
+++ b/scripts/install-nsis
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ "$#" -ne 0 && "$#" -ne 2 ]]; then
     echo 'Install a portable version of NSIS which can build the OpenRCT2 Windows installer.'
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build-appimage-docker.sh b/scripts/linux/build-appimage-docker.sh
index 4f5c3897d9..87bd3e3df8 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/build-appimage-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/build-appimage-docker.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -ex
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(readlink -f $(dirname "$0")/../..)
 
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build-appimage.sh b/scripts/linux/build-appimage.sh
index cf37d7a365..5c19b96d23 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/build-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/build-appimage.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -ex
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
 
 # use RAM disk if possible
 if [ -z "$CI" ] && [ -d /dev/shm ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/run-testpaint b/scripts/run-testpaint
index de0968afc3..9f5cc22a88 100755
--- a/scripts/run-testpaint
+++ b/scripts/run-testpaint
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 # Ensure we are in root directory
 basedir="$(readlink -f `dirname $0`/..)"
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests b/scripts/run-tests
index e02f7d926b..ec0bd8adbc 100755
--- a/scripts/run-tests
+++ b/scripts/run-tests
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 # Ensure we are in root directory
 if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/setenv b/scripts/setenv
index 8ca470d362..f8b1e86a4d 100755
--- a/scripts/setenv
+++ b/scripts/setenv
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 # This sets up more environment variables using the existing environment
 # It should be dot sourced into your environment
diff --git a/scripts/upload-backtrace-symbols b/scripts/upload-backtrace-symbols
index e437817d1c..8022d3a843 100755
--- a/scripts/upload-backtrace-symbols
+++ b/scripts/upload-backtrace-symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ "$#" -ne 1 ]]; then
     echo 'Upload OpenRCT2 debug symbols to https://backtrace.io.'
diff --git a/scripts/upload-build b/scripts/upload-build
index 251df1a897..5c0318e16b 100755
--- a/scripts/upload-build
+++ b/scripts/upload-build
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 if [[ "$#" -ne 4 && "$#" -ne 5 ]]; then
     echo 'Upload an OpenRCT2 build to openrct2.org.'
diff --git a/scripts/vstool b/scripts/vstool
index e96d4cf708..c1d46e7054 100755
--- a/scripts/vstool
+++ b/scripts/vstool
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 vstool.cmd $@