diff --git a/cmd/doctor.go b/cmd/doctor.go
index 63fd0fb..15cdfbf 100644
--- a/cmd/doctor.go
+++ b/cmd/doctor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/warrenronsiek/ctask/internal/config"
@@ -132,7 +133,17 @@ func runDoctor(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if !statusLineConfigured {
 		fmt.Printf("  [FAIL] Claude Code status line not configured or misconfigured\n")
 		fmt.Printf("         Fix: add to %s:\n", claudeSettingsPath)
-		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		if statusLineFound {
+			// Derive the .sh path from whatever was found (could be .ps1 fallback).
+			// Claude Code always needs the bash variant.
+			shPath := strings.TrimSuffix(statusLinePath, filepath.Ext(statusLinePath)) + ".sh"
+			bashPath := filepath.ToSlash(shPath)
+			// Convert Windows drive letter for Git Bash: C:\... -> /c/...
+			if len(bashPath) >= 2 && bashPath[1] == ':' {
+				bashPath = "/" + strings.ToLower(string(bashPath[0])) + bashPath[2:]
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("         \"statusLine\": {\"type\": \"command\", \"command\": \"bash %s\"}\n", bashPath)
+		} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			fmt.Printf("         \"statusLine\": {\"type\": \"command\", \"command\": \"bash /c/Users/<you>/AppData/Local/ctask/bin/ctask-statusline.sh\"}\n")
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("         \"statusLine\": {\"type\": \"command\", \"command\": \"bash ~/.local/bin/ctask-statusline.sh\"}\n")