diff --git a/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel b/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
index e05366f..fcd009d 100644
--- a/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
+++ b/jupyter_c_kernel/install_c_kernel
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def install_my_kernel_spec(user=True, prefix=None):
         # TODO: Copy resources once they're specified
 
         print('Installing IPython kernel spec')
-        KernelSpecManager().install_kernel_spec(td, 'bash', user=user, replace=True, prefix=prefix)
+        KernelSpecManager().install_kernel_spec(td, 'c', user=user, replace=True, prefix=prefix)
 
 
 def _is_root():