diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3e6773..12a5f0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ KUBEBUILDER_ARCH ?= amd64
 
 LOCAL  ?= true
 
+# Setting SHELL to bash allows bash commands to be executed by recipes.
+# This is a requirement for 'setup-envtest.sh' in the test target.
+# Options are set to exit when a recipe line exits non-zero or a piped command fails.
+SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
+.SHELLFLAGS = -ec
+
 export GO111MODULE = on
 
 all: manager