diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-export b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-export
index 102ef082c..651d0b3db 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-export
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-export
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 BASE_DIR="$2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-import b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-import
index a3f691d9d..076c0e930 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-import
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"
diff --git a/plugins/backup/commands b/plugins/backup/commands
index 635b44a8e..dbe0f9dc0 100755
--- a/plugins/backup/commands
+++ b/plugins/backup/commands
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 CURRENT_BACKUP_VERSION=1
 set -e; case "$1" in
   backup:export)
diff --git a/plugins/config/backup-export b/plugins/config/backup-export
index 50fab3235..e0cbe54bc 100755
--- a/plugins/config/backup-export
+++ b/plugins/config/backup-export
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 BASE_DIR="$2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/config/backup-import b/plugins/config/backup-import
index 7face8b95..520ba53f1 100755
--- a/plugins/config/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/config/backup-import
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"
diff --git a/plugins/git/backup-import b/plugins/git/backup-import
index b7b0505b6..6d4a30a10 100755
--- a/plugins/git/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/git/backup-import
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
index e4dc88c8c..07f9c97e0 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 BASE_DIR="$2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
index d31bb0b26..21c32f1b4 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"