diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 90536aea..f9ad62b2 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
+# -*- mode: python -*-
 #
 # Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client
 # Copyright (C) 2011 thomasv@gitorious