diff --git a/magneto/misc/magneto b/magneto/misc/magneto
index 09599d563..bb763bd86 100755
--- a/magneto/misc/magneto
+++ b/magneto/misc/magneto
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-/usr/lib/entropy/magneto/magneto.py "$@"
+pyexec="/usr/bin/python2"
+[[ ! -x "${pyexec}" ]] && pyexec="/usr/bin/python"
+${pyexec} /usr/lib/entropy/magneto/magneto.py "$@"
diff --git a/magneto/src/magneto.py b/magneto/src/magneto.py
index d50f7602b..fba6c9202 100755
--- a/magneto/src/magneto.py
+++ b/magneto/src/magneto.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python -O
 """
 
     @author: Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@sabayonlinux.org>