diff --git a/lib/saml_tools.sh b/lib/saml_tools.sh
index 14060d8..2962206 100755
--- a/lib/saml_tools.sh
+++ b/lib/saml_tools.sh
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ construct_SAML2_AuthnRequest () {
 		return 3
 	fi
 	
-	cat <<- SAMLAuthnRequest
+	/bin/cat <<- SAMLAuthnRequest
 	<samlp:AuthnRequest
 	    xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"
 	    xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"