diff --git a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
index 0521ef4a..94b7cef7 100755
--- a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ function IsValidShellScript() {
 
   if [ "${FILE_EXTENSION}" == "sh" ] ||
     [ "${FILE_EXTENSION}" == "bash" ] ||
+    [ "${FILE_EXTENSION}" == "bats" ] ||
     [ "${FILE_EXTENSION}" == "dash" ] ||
     [ "${FILE_EXTENSION}" == "ksh" ]; then
     debug "$FILE is a valid shell script (has a valid extension: ${FILE_EXTENSION})"