diff --git a/models/state.py b/models/state.py
index 08c00082ca2..ca5c8961d80 100755
--- a/models/state.py
+++ b/models/state.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 """ holds class State"""
 import models
 from models.base_model import BaseModel, Base