diff --git a/.github/workflows/parsers_test_on_nidmexamples.yml b/.github/workflows/parsers_test_on_nidmexamples.yml
index a4da1b24d..3c924f2aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/parsers_test_on_nidmexamples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/parsers_test_on_nidmexamples.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/afni/apaper_highlight_narps/main/scripts_suppl_proc_teams/do_04_make_imgs_A.tcsh -O nidmresults-examples/narps_do_04_make_imgs_A.tcsh
           wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/afni/apaper_highlight_narps/main/scripts_suppl_proc_teams/do_02_pc_with_sign0.tcsh -O nidmresults-examples/narps_do_02_pc_with_sign0.tcsh
           
-          python launch_parser_on_nidm.py --input_dir nidmresults-examples --output_dir examples/from_parsers
+          ./launch_parser_on_nidm.py --input_dir nidmresults-examples --output_dir examples/from_parsers
 
       - name: push on the repo the dir "examples/from_parsers"
         run: |
diff --git a/launch_parser_on_nidm.py b/launch_parser_on_nidm.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 99540d500..5981f889f
--- a/launch_parser_on_nidm.py
+++ b/launch_parser_on_nidm.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import argparse
 import os
 import random