diff --git a/launcher/src/main/scripts/bin/launcher.py b/launcher/src/main/scripts/bin/launcher.py
index 7d576c38ee..7415a3b4b1 100755
--- a/launcher/src/main/scripts/bin/launcher.py
+++ b/launcher/src/main/scripts/bin/launcher.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import errno
 import os