diff --git a/doc/news/OSW-2759.bugfix.rst b/doc/news/OSW-2759.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc056ff82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/news/OSW-2759.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+In ``prepare_for/vent.py``, added missing env line.
diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/data/scripts/maintel/prepare_for/vent.py b/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/data/scripts/maintel/prepare_for/vent.py
index 0273a26cc..188951e13 100755
--- a/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/data/scripts/maintel/prepare_for/vent.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/data/scripts/maintel/prepare_for/vent.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # This file is part of ts_standardscripts.
 #
 # Developed for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Telescope and Site Systems.