diff --git a/db_compare.py b/db_compare.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3eab02a7..5fe11eba
--- a/db_compare.py
+++ b/db_compare.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import psycopg2
 import psycopg2.extras