diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/bash/client.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/bash/client.mustache
index d97b85bafb2..92e62eaa55d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/bash/client.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/bash/client.mustache
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ build_request_path() {
     fi
 
     # First replace all path parameters in the path
-    local path_regex="(.*)(\\{$pparam\\})(.*)"
     for pparam in "${path_params[@]}"; do
+        local path_regex="(.*)(\\{$pparam\\})(.*)"
         if [[ $path_template =~ $path_regex ]]; then
             path_template=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${operation_parameters[$pparam]}${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
         fi
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/bash/petstore-cli b/samples/client/petstore/bash/petstore-cli
index ea797959531..f47056aa43d 100755
--- a/samples/client/petstore/bash/petstore-cli
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/bash/petstore-cli
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ build_request_path() {
     fi
 
     # First replace all path parameters in the path
-    local path_regex="(.*)(\\{$pparam\\})(.*)"
     for pparam in "${path_params[@]}"; do
+        local path_regex="(.*)(\\{$pparam\\})(.*)"
         if [[ $path_template =~ $path_regex ]]; then
             path_template=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${operation_parameters[$pparam]}${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
         fi