diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index da2ebd42e..639bbb89d 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -997,8 +997,12 @@ if 'install' in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
     install('$inst_datadir', mglob(env, pjoin('data','inputs'), 'cti', 'xml'))
 
     # Converter scripts
-    install('$inst_bindir', 'interfaces/python/ck2cti.py')
-    install('$inst_bindir', 'interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py')
+    install(env.InstallAs,
+            pjoin('$inst_bindir','ck2cti2'),
+            'interfaces/python/ck2cti.py')
+    install(env.InstallAs,
+            pjoin('$inst_bindir','ctml_writer'),
+            'interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py')
 
 ### List of libraries needed to link to Cantera ###
 linkLibs = ['cantera']
diff --git a/interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py b/interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py
index 1854890a4..c4ef4fb35 100644
--- a/interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py
+++ b/interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 ##
 # @file ctml_writer.py
 #