diff --git a/manifests/autocorr.pp b/manifests/autocorr.pp
index d3b2dd41118db70ed5ac14cea6484a7472986184..a930d7fe72f6ebab4570cfec1df55a213b484814 100644
--- a/manifests/autocorr.pp
+++ b/manifests/autocorr.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class aes::autocorr {
     managehome => false,
     membership => inclusive,
     system     => true,
-    shell      => '/sbin/nologin',
+    shell      => '/bin/bash',
   }
 
   file { $autocorr_home: