diff --git a/run-autopkgtest b/run-autopkgtest
index 494993b..642d160 100755
--- a/run-autopkgtest
+++ b/run-autopkgtest
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 # Request re-runs of autopkgtests for packages
 
 import os