diff --git a/common/setup.py b/common/setup.py
index 853380d3..152ff356 100755
--- a/common/setup.py
+++ b/common/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 
diff --git a/extensions_admin/setup.py b/extensions_admin/setup.py
index 13dbed88..48912d54 100755
--- a/extensions_admin/setup.py
+++ b/extensions_admin/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 setup(
diff --git a/plugins/setup.py b/plugins/setup.py
index 3b4dfd48..d843d17a 100755
--- a/plugins/setup.py
+++ b/plugins/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 
diff --git a/pulp-dev.py b/pulp-dev.py
index 9597e5d3..d6ecf6c2 100755
--- a/pulp-dev.py
+++ b/pulp-dev.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import optparse
diff --git a/run-tests.py b/run-tests.py
index abfbe87c..884605ea 100755
--- a/run-tests.py
+++ b/run-tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import os