diff --git a/ligolw/insert.py b/ligolw/insert.py
index a2e64694fcac71173646dd3631dd9ce3ef1039c7..d065d7fe0ed6a7ebc3b769ff87ce02a8ee2e7e97 100755
--- a/ligolw/insert.py
+++ b/ligolw/insert.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 #
 # preamble