diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ffffca..c7beb94 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# SHELL defines bash so all the inline scripts here will work as expected.
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
 # GO_VERSION refers to the version of Golang to be downloaded when running dockerized version
 GO_VERSION = 1.20
 GOIMPORTS_VERSION = v0.11.0
diff --git a/hack/verify-diff.sh b/hack/verify-diff.sh
index ab9de9d..299bb44 100755
--- a/hack/verify-diff.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-diff.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+#/bin/bash
+
+#-----------------------------------------
+# Workaround for git issue on OpenShift CI
+#-----------------------------------------
+if [ -n "$CI" ]; then
+  git config --global --add safe.directory /go/src/github.com/medik8s/common
+fi
+
 FILE_DIFF=$(git ls-files -o --exclude-standard)
 
 if [ "$FILE_DIFF" != "" ]; then