diff --git a/pillar/manage.py b/pillar/manage.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0b39f554..9d672c3e
--- a/pillar/manage.py
+++ b/pillar/manage.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 from __future__ import division
 import os
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId