diff --git a/syncmail b/syncmail
index 3d021633..bf63f813 100755
--- a/syncmail
+++ b/syncmail
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/python
+#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
 
 # Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, Barry Warsaw, Fred Drake, and contributors