diff --git a/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py b/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
index bd814a115..f0714dc95 100644
--- a/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
+++ b/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py 
 
diff --git a/omero/export_scripts/Make_Movie.py b/omero/export_scripts/Make_Movie.py
index c93f10202..769209c66 100644
--- a/omero/export_scripts/Make_Movie.py
+++ b/omero/export_scripts/Make_Movie.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/export_scripts/Make_Movie.py
 
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
index 022c31904..6a605fdee 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
 
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
index 8d07cfb04..23d7ee79b 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
 
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
index beb5ef3ef..9df369452 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
 
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
index 3cf1813e0..58092219b 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py 
 
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
index 387bcc35c..dff4a87bf 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
 
diff --git a/omero/import_scripts/Populate_ROI.py b/omero/import_scripts/Populate_ROI.py
index 9e9ec64ed..ee6f5ac55 100644
--- a/omero/import_scripts/Populate_ROI.py
+++ b/omero/import_scripts/Populate_ROI.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/import_scripts/Populate_Plate_Roi.py
 
diff --git a/omero/setup_scripts/FLIM_initialise.py b/omero/setup_scripts/FLIM_initialise.py
index 0106f3fef..2fb8deefa 100644
--- a/omero/setup_scripts/FLIM_initialise.py
+++ b/omero/setup_scripts/FLIM_initialise.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/analysis_scripts/FLIM.py
 
diff --git a/omero/util_scripts/Channel_Offsets.py b/omero/util_scripts/Channel_Offsets.py
index 5d86620d7..26285de15 100644
--- a/omero/util_scripts/Channel_Offsets.py
+++ b/omero/util_scripts/Channel_Offsets.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/util_scripts/Channel_Offsets.py
 
@@ -350,4 +352,4 @@ def runAsScript():
         client.closeSession()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    runAsScript()
\ No newline at end of file
+    runAsScript()
diff --git a/omero/util_scripts/Combine_Images.py b/omero/util_scripts/Combine_Images.py
index fe9f655c1..f99be1f1d 100644
--- a/omero/util_scripts/Combine_Images.py
+++ b/omero/util_scripts/Combine_Images.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/util_scripts/Combine_Images.py 
 
@@ -571,4 +573,4 @@ def runAsScript():
         printDuration()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    runAsScript()
\ No newline at end of file
+    runAsScript()
diff --git a/omero/util_scripts/Dataset_To_Plate.py b/omero/util_scripts/Dataset_To_Plate.py
index 247841446..0f43d50a0 100644
--- a/omero/util_scripts/Dataset_To_Plate.py
+++ b/omero/util_scripts/Dataset_To_Plate.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/util_scripts/Dataset_To_Plate.py
 
@@ -300,4 +301,4 @@ def runAsScript():
         client.closeSession()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    runAsScript()
\ No newline at end of file
+    runAsScript()
diff --git a/omero/util_scripts/Images_From_ROIs.py b/omero/util_scripts/Images_From_ROIs.py
index 0a2959852..3613fc111 100644
--- a/omero/util_scripts/Images_From_ROIs.py
+++ b/omero/util_scripts/Images_From_ROIs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
  components/tools/OmeroPy/scripts/omero/util_scripts/Images_From_ROIs.py
 
@@ -409,4 +411,4 @@ def runAsScript():
         printDuration()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    runAsScript()
\ No newline at end of file
+    runAsScript()