diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index 235d5df7..3fa61d9c 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 # imports - standard imports
 import errno
 import glob