diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vsg-hw-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/vsg-hw-synchronizer.py
index 1368d6c..22ec365 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/vsg-hw-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vsg-hw-synchronizer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 #
@@ -13,9 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 # This imports and runs ../../xos-observer.py
 
 import importlib