diff --git a/src/tools/installEpics b/src/tools/installEpics
index 1f7d69aef..1ae370f1a 100755
--- a/src/tools/installEpics
+++ b/src/tools/installEpics
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
 #*************************************************************************
 # Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
 #     National Laboratory.
@@ -7,8 +8,6 @@
 # and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
 # in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
 #*************************************************************************
-#!/bin/sh
-
 # InstallEpics
 #
 #     InstallEpics is used within makefiles to copy new versions of