diff --git a/tests/test_algorithm_gen.py b/tests/test_algorithm_gen.py
index cac74447..6f226822 100644
--- a/tests/test_algorithm_gen.py
+++ b/tests/test_algorithm_gen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Quantopian, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/zipline/examples/buyapple.py b/zipline/examples/buyapple.py
index 7c6814f8..158f3b8f 100755
--- a/zipline/examples/buyapple.py
+++ b/zipline/examples/buyapple.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2012 Quantopian, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/zipline/examples/dual_ema_talib.py b/zipline/examples/dual_ema_talib.py
index c0ab0710..ce8a1800 100644
--- a/zipline/examples/dual_ema_talib.py
+++ b/zipline/examples/dual_ema_talib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Quantopian, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/zipline/examples/dual_moving_average.py b/zipline/examples/dual_moving_average.py
index c247dba6..b4b5a037 100755
--- a/zipline/examples/dual_moving_average.py
+++ b/zipline/examples/dual_moving_average.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Quantopian, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/zipline/examples/pairtrade.py b/zipline/examples/pairtrade.py
index 41b7566e..e59e8512 100755
--- a/zipline/examples/pairtrade.py
+++ b/zipline/examples/pairtrade.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Quantopian, Inc.
 #