diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_datanommer_timesince.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_datanommer_timesince.py
index 66b4b2866d..ddc324c66e 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_datanommer_timesince.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_datanommer_timesince.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ NRPE check for datanommer/fedmsg health.
 Given a category like 'bodhi', 'buildsys', or 'git', return an error if
 datanommer hasn't seen a message of that type in such and such time.
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fcomm_queue b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fcomm_queue
index b38d7f8664..14566fb577 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fcomm_queue
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fcomm_queue
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 import sys
 
 try:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
index a70d49f41b..09b70aedda 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
index 7fa5f6f4e4..c710d02c36 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producer_last_ran.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producer_last_ran.py
index 263d3c3351..49fbd34337 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producer_last_ran.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producer_last_ran.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import arrow
 import json
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
index f5c00ccd12..bce153e26e 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_haproxy_conns.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_haproxy_conns.py
index e9e8c9f968..b36a71bbc9 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_haproxy_conns.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_haproxy_conns.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ Nagios check for haproxy over-subscription.
 
 fedmsg-gateway is the primary concern as it can eat up a ton of simultaneous
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_raid.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_raid.py
index abe205227f..e2597aa17d 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_raid.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_raid.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 #
 # very simple python script to parse out /proc/mdstat
 # and give results for nagios to monitor
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_supybot_plugin b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_supybot_plugin
index 7ea79a07ff..7953cf06f8 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_supybot_plugin
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_supybot_plugin
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ check_supybot_plugin -- ensure that a plugin is loaded by supybot.
 
 Run like:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_datanommer_timesince.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_datanommer_timesince.py
index 66b4b2866d..ddc324c66e 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_datanommer_timesince.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_datanommer_timesince.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ NRPE check for datanommer/fedmsg health.
 Given a category like 'bodhi', 'buildsys', or 'git', return an error if
 datanommer hasn't seen a message of that type in such and such time.
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fcomm_queue b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fcomm_queue
index b38d7f8664..14566fb577 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fcomm_queue
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fcomm_queue
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 import sys
 
 try:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
index 0b9da670ea..4e78bdf656 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
index 630e877410..258e6ed0fb 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
index 92bc2b604f..e0f0359ac8 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_haproxy_conns.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_haproxy_conns.py
index e9e8c9f968..b36a71bbc9 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_haproxy_conns.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_haproxy_conns.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ Nagios check for haproxy over-subscription.
 
 fedmsg-gateway is the primary concern as it can eat up a ton of simultaneous
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_raid.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_raid.py
index 48cddd93d4..b53cc48939 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_raid.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_raid.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 #
 # very simple python script to parse out /proc/mdstat
 # and give results for nagios to monitor
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_supybot_plugin b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_supybot_plugin
index 301cdec32f..0c5ec8de18 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_supybot_plugin
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/plugins/check_supybot_plugin
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """ check_supybot_plugin -- ensure that a plugin is loaded by supybot.
 
 Run like:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/scripts/check_nagios_notifications.py b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/scripts/check_nagios_notifications.py
index 574df43b16..08b0e751ab 100755
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/scripts/check_nagios_notifications.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/scripts/check_nagios_notifications.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 #
 #  A script to read the Nagios status file and send email for notifications
 #  off, but have recovered.