diff --git a/heat/cloudinit/loguserdata.py b/heat/cloudinit/loguserdata.py
index 810e3530d2..e0cbb01593 100755
--- a/heat/cloudinit/loguserdata.py
+++ b/heat/cloudinit/loguserdata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain