diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/pegging.py b/qa/rpc-tests/pegging.py
index a6c0d0d774..9adb46856d 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/pegging.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/pegging.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from test_framework.authproxy import AuthServiceProxy, JSONRPCException
 import os