diff --git a/bin/run_test.py b/bin/run_test.py
index b9abde02..4891d783 100755
--- a/bin/run_test.py
+++ b/bin/run_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys, subprocess, shutil
diff --git a/bin/run_tests.py b/bin/run_tests.py
index b39999f6..279a992c 100755
--- a/bin/run_tests.py
+++ b/bin/run_tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys, subprocess, shutil, json