diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index 94a5a11f726..796ebc92bdd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ class Facts(object):
         if proc_1 is None:
             rc, proc_1, err = module.run_command("ps -p 1 -o comm|tail -n 1", use_unsafe_shell=True)
 
-        if proc_1 in ['init', '/sbin/init']:
-            # many systems return init, so this cannot be trusted
+        if proc_1 in ['init', '/sbin/init', 'bash']:
+            # many systems return init, so this cannot be trusted, bash is from docker
             proc_1 = None
 
         # if not init/None it should be an identifiable or custom init, so we are done!