diff --git a/ponysay b/ponysay
index fe2ed481..ae71fc52 100755
--- a/ponysay
+++ b/ponysay
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 version=1.1
 SYSTEMPONIES="/usr/share/ponysay/ponies"