diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 055e2187f..388bdf8f0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 
 # pylint: disable=W0201
diff --git a/tests/test_inject.py b/tests/test_inject.py
index 3641b1dca..741fae8cf 100755
--- a/tests/test_inject.py
+++ b/tests/test_inject.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 # Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 
 import atexit
diff --git a/virt-clone b/virt-clone
index 6ea1f991d..1facd0bfc 100755
--- a/virt-clone
+++ b/virt-clone
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
 # Copyright(c) FUJITSU Limited 2007.
 #
diff --git a/virt-convert b/virt-convert
index f40aceb25..c005193b2 100755
--- a/virt-convert
+++ b/virt-convert
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
 # Copyright 2008, 2013, 2014  Red Hat, Inc.
 # Joey Boggs <jboggs@redhat.com>
diff --git a/virt-image b/virt-image
index 871f22849..60e38aed6 100755
--- a/virt-image
+++ b/virt-image
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
 # Create a virtual machine from an XML image description
 #
-# Copyright 2007  Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright 2007, 2014  Red Hat, Inc.
 # David Lutterkort <dlutter@redhat.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/virt-install b/virt-install
index 91214457e..6453f775b 100755
--- a/virt-install
+++ b/virt-install
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
-# Copyright 2005-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright 2005-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/virt-manager b/virt-manager
index 27026ac14..47461fa55 100755
--- a/virt-manager
+++ b/virt-manager
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006, 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/virt-xml b/virt-xml
index 0f83dc516..4e0848ce9 100755
--- a/virt-xml
+++ b/virt-xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -tt
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 # Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>