diff --git a/.templates/ha_entrypoint.sh b/.templates/ha_entrypoint.sh
index 6f0b99c5c..115b65124 100755
--- a/.templates/ha_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.templates/ha_entrypoint.sh
@@ -26,35 +26,26 @@ candidate_shebangs+=(
     "/usr/bin/env bashio"
     "/usr/bin/bashio"
     "/usr/bin/bash"
+    "/usr/bin/sh"
     "/bin/bash"
     "/bin/sh"
 )
 
-# Find the first valid shebang interpreter in candidate list by probing bashio::addon.version
+# Find the first valid shebang interpreter in candidate list
 shebang=""
-tmp="$(mktemp)"
-trap 'rm -f "$tmp"' EXIT
-
 for candidate in "${candidate_shebangs[@]}"; do
-    echo "Trying $candidate"
-    # Build a tiny probe script that prints the addon version
-    printf '#!%s\n' "$candidate" >"$tmp"
-    cat >>"$tmp" <<'EOF'
-out="$(bashio::addon.version 2>/dev/null || true)"
-[ -n "$out" ] && printf '%s\n' "$out"
-EOF
-    chmod +x "$tmp"
-
-    # Run the probe and check for at least one digit in the output
-    out="$(exec "$tmp" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-    if printf '%s' "$out" | grep -qE '[0-9]'; then
-        shebang="$candidate"
-        break
+    command_path="${candidate%% *}"
+    # Test if command exists and can actually execute a shell command (for shells)
+    if [ -x "$command_path" ]; then
+        # Try as both 'sh -c' and 'bashio echo' style
+        if "$command_path" -c 'echo yes' >/dev/null 2>&1 || "$command_path" echo "yes" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            shebang="$candidate"
+            break
+        fi
     fi
 done
-
 if [ -z "$shebang" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: No valid shebang found!" >&2
+    echo "ERROR: No valid shebang found!"
     exit 1
 fi