diff --git a/include/tests_shells b/include/tests_shells
index 5a0c3d34..c0a5336f 100644
--- a/include/tests_shells
+++ b/include/tests_shells
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
         FOUND=0
         Display --indent 2 --text "- Testing for Shellshock vulnerability"
         logtext "Test: Check if bash is in the list of shells."
-        FIND=`egrep '(/usr)?(/local)?/bin/bash' /etc/shells`
+        FIND=`egrep '(/usr)?(/local)?/bin/bash' /etc/shells | grep -v "^#" | head -1`
         if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" -a ! -L ${FIND} ]; then
             logtext "Result: found ${FIND} as a valid shell"