diff --git a/utils/daemonping.py b/utils/daemonping.py
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new mode 100755
index 14faa09..3afeda9
--- a/utils/daemonping.py
+++ b/utils/daemonping.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import argparse
 import logging
 import operator
diff --git a/utils/integraddr.py b/utils/integraddr.py
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new mode 100755
index 4f0b9d7..7a047b7
--- a/utils/integraddr.py
+++ b/utils/integraddr.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import sys
 from monero.address import address
 from monero.numbers import PaymentID
diff --git a/utils/pushtx.py b/utils/pushtx.py
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new mode 100755
index a8c4043..047e3bc
--- a/utils/pushtx.py
+++ b/utils/pushtx.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import argparse
 import logging
 import operator
diff --git a/utils/transfer.py b/utils/transfer.py
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new mode 100755
index d301c1e..ceb59fe
--- a/utils/transfer.py
+++ b/utils/transfer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import argparse
 from decimal import Decimal
 import operator
diff --git a/utils/walletdump.py b/utils/walletdump.py
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new mode 100755
index 3d08e4b..16b0b7b
--- a/utils/walletdump.py
+++ b/utils/walletdump.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import argparse
 from decimal import Decimal
 import logging