diff --git a/check_emoji_sequences.py b/check_emoji_sequences.py
index 5bf1626fe..3d1eb43a3 100755
--- a/check_emoji_sequences.py
+++ b/check_emoji_sequences.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #