diff --git a/get-packages.sh b/get-packages.sh
index ec6ffbf0235d6b3bb738353d8f55ec29bf91aacc..ce90dbb6498c62541afffa6db7362325594227b6 100755
--- a/get-packages.sh
+++ b/get-packages.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-#
-# skeleton get-packages.sh
-#
+#!/bin/bash
 
 #
-# do not need any additional packages above and beyond Zipr toolchain
-# those packages will be installed separately
+# skeleton get-packages.sh
 #
 
 args="$@"
-if [[ $args = "" ]]; then
+if [[ "$args" == "" ]]; then
         args="all"
 fi