diff --git a/artiq/frontend/aqctl_coreanalyzer_proxy.py b/artiq/frontend/aqctl_coreanalyzer_proxy.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d2b09dd2a..ec9891423
--- a/artiq/frontend/aqctl_coreanalyzer_proxy.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/aqctl_coreanalyzer_proxy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import atexit