diff --git a/examples/design_macrocyclic_binder.sh b/examples/design_macrocyclic_binder.sh
index c0c69f0..43ba3cb 100755
--- a/examples/design_macrocyclic_binder.sh
+++ b/examples/design_macrocyclic_binder.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pdb='./input_pdbs/7zkr_GABARAP.pdb'
 
 num_designs=10
 script="../scripts/run_inference.py"
-$script --config-name base \
+python $script --config-name base \
 inference.output_prefix=$prefix \
 inference.num_designs=$num_designs \
 'contigmap.contigs=[12-18 A3-117/0]' \
diff --git a/examples/design_macrocyclic_monomer.sh b/examples/design_macrocyclic_monomer.sh
index 96eda60..e58c68f 100755
--- a/examples/design_macrocyclic_monomer.sh
+++ b/examples/design_macrocyclic_monomer.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pdb='./input_pdbs/7zkr_GABARAP.pdb'
 
 num_designs=10
 script="../scripts/run_inference.py"
-$script --config-name base \
+python $script --config-name base \
 inference.output_prefix=$prefix \
 inference.num_designs=$num_designs \
 'contigmap.contigs=[12-18]' \