diff --git a/yt-dlp.sh b/yt-dlp.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 97b86e0f0..71a9aa163
--- a/yt-dlp.sh
+++ b/yt-dlp.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-python3 "$(dirname $(realpath $0))/yt_dlp/__main__.py" "$@"
+#!/bin/sh
+exec python3 "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")/yt_dlp/__main__.py" "$@"