diff --git a/deploy/git-guard.sh b/deploy/git-guard.sh
index 0426ce1..7b629c8 100644
--- a/deploy/git-guard.sh
+++ b/deploy/git-guard.sh
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if [ "$DIRTY" -eq 1 ]; then
       echo "==> Resync succeeded. Reapplying stashed changes..."
       if git stash pop; then
         echo "==> Stash reapplied cleanly. Re-checking sync state..."
-        exec "$0" "$@"
+        exec bash "$0" "$@"
       else
         echo "ERROR: 'git stash pop' did not complete successfully."
         echo
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ if [ "$DIRTY" -eq 1 ]; then
 
     if git push origin main; then
       echo "==> Pushed. Re-checking sync state..."
-      exec "$0" "$@"
+      exec bash "$0" "$@"
     else
       echo "ERROR: push failed (likely diverged from origin). Aborting deploy."
       echo "Run:"