diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-getting-started-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/check-getting-started-mac.yml
index 78442bd39164..f913fb7d2732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-getting-started-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-getting-started-mac.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        template: [minimal, parachain, solochain]
+        template: [minimal]
+        shell: [sh, bash]
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       # A minimal amount of prerequisites required before we can run the actual getting-started script,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           expect -d -c '
           set timeout 120
 
-          spawn bash scripts/getting-started.sh
+          spawn ${{ matrix.shell }} scripts/getting-started.sh
 
           expect_after {
             timeout { puts stderr "Timed out on an expect"; exit 1 }
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           expect -d -c '
           set timeout 120
 
-          spawn bash scripts/getting-started.sh
+          spawn ${{ matrix.shell }} scripts/getting-started.sh
 
           expect_after {
             timeout { puts stderr "Timed out on an expect"; exit 1 }