diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 80fd06c..615f478 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -601,18 +601,20 @@ get_start_client()
 		irc_client_path_lower=$( tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< $irc_client_path )
 		# from sidux infobash, handle bad detection of shell; Horst Tritremmel <hjt at sidux.com>
 		# note: do NOT put into '' or "" the dash|bash\perl stuff, otherwise the structure fails
-		# handles the xchat/sh/bash/dash cases, and the konversation perl cases
-		# handles the problem with konversation reporting itself as perl, which was missed because
-		# when konversation starts inxi from inside itself, as a script, the parent is konversation, not perl
-		if [[ ${irc_client_path_lower##*/} =~ dash|bash|sh|perl ]]; then
-			# We want to know who wrapped it into the shell or perl.
-			pppid="$( ps -p $PPID -o ppid --no-headers | sed 's/ //g' )"
-			if [[ -n $pppid && -f /proc/$pppid/exe ]];then
-				irc_client_path="$( readlink /proc/$pppid/exe )"
-				irc_client_path_lower="$( tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< $irc_client_path )"
-				b_non_native_app='true'
-			fi
-		fi
+		# handles the xchat/sh/bash/dash cases, and the konversation/perl cases, where
+		# konversation reports itself as perl, which was missed because when konversation starts inxi
+		# from inside itself, as a script, the parent is konversation, not perl
+		## note: this method: [[ ${irc_client_path_lower##*/} =~ dash|bash|sh|perl ]] fails in older bash, etch
+		case ${irc_client_path_lower##*/} in
+			dash|bash|sh|perl)	# We want to know who wrapped it into the shell or perl.
+				pppid="$( ps -p $PPID -o ppid --no-headers | sed 's/ //g' )"
+				if [[ -n $pppid && -f /proc/$pppid/exe ]];then
+					irc_client_path="$( readlink /proc/$pppid/exe )"
+					irc_client_path_lower="$( tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< $irc_client_path )"
+					b_non_native_app='true'
+				fi
+				;;
+		esac
 		# replacing this fix with the one above, which is more globally affective
 # 		if [[ -z $( grep -i 'konversation' <<< $irc_client_path ) && -n $( grep -i 'perl' <<< $irc_client_path ) && -n $( pidof konversation ) ]];then
 # 			irc_client_path=$( which konversation )