diff --git a/models/perf/perf_report.py b/models/perf/perf_report.py
index 379c27c0ce4..13a20e3db52 100755
--- a/models/perf/perf_report.py
+++ b/models/perf/perf_report.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Tenstorrent Inc.
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run_cpp_unit_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/run_cpp_unit_tests.sh
index 8179168ac79..ad74b3333aa 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run_cpp_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/run_cpp_unit_tests.sh
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ rm -rf $kernel_path
 ./build/test/tt_metal/distributed/distributed_unit_tests --gtest_filter=MeshDeviceSuite.*
 
 if [[ ! -z "$TT_METAL_SLOW_DISPATCH_MODE" ]]; then
-    env python tests/scripts/run_tt_metal.py --dispatch-mode slow
-    env python tests/scripts/run_tt_eager.py --dispatch-mode slow
+    env python3 tests/scripts/run_tt_metal.py --dispatch-mode slow
+    env python3 tests/scripts/run_tt_eager.py --dispatch-mode slow
 else
     TT_METAL_GTEST_NUM_HW_CQS=2 ./build/test/tt_metal/unit_tests_dispatch --gtest_filter=MultiCommandQueue*Fixture.*
     # Enable this on BH after #14613
     if [[ "$ARCH_NAME" == "wormhole_b0" ]]; then
         TT_METAL_GTEST_ETH_DISPATCH=1 ./build/test/tt_metal/unit_tests_dispatch
     fi
-    env python tests/scripts/run_tt_eager.py --dispatch-mode fast
-    env python tests/scripts/run_tt_metal.py --dispatch-mode fast
+    env python3 tests/scripts/run_tt_eager.py --dispatch-mode fast
+    env python3 tests/scripts/run_tt_metal.py --dispatch-mode fast
 fi
 
 # Tool tests use C++ unit tests so include them here.
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh b/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
index 7c42512474d..514bf13510c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/run_performance.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ run_perf_models_other() {
     env pytest -n auto models/demos/squeezebert/tests/test_performance.py -m $test_marker
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
-    env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+    env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_perf_models_llm_javelin() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ run_perf_models_llm_javelin() {
         env pytest -n auto models/demos/wormhole/mamba/tests -m $test_marker
     fi
     ## Merge all the generated reports
-    env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+    env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_perf_models_cnn_javelin() {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ run_perf_models_cnn_javelin() {
     env WH_ARCH_YAML=wormhole_b0_80_arch_eth_dispatch.yaml pytest -n auto models/demos/wormhole/stable_diffusion/tests -m $test_marker --timeout=480
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
-    env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+    env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_device_perf_models() {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ run_device_perf_models() {
     fi
 
     ## Merge all the generated reports
-    env python models/perf/merge_device_perf_results.py
+    env python3 models/perf/merge_device_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_device_perf_ops() {
diff --git a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
index eff50354e04..0b51812929a 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/t3000/run_t3000_model_perf_tests.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ run_t3000_llm_tests() {
   run_t3000_falcon40b_tests
 
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_t3000_cnn_tests() {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ run_t3000_cnn_tests() {
   run_t3000_resnet50_tests
 
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_t3000_ccl_tests() {
diff --git a/tests/scripts/tg/run_tg_model_perf_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/tg/run_tg_model_perf_tests.sh
index d86a7a96688..cf8f9f14c6e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/tg/run_tg_model_perf_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/tg/run_tg_model_perf_tests.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ run_tg_llm_tests() {
   pytest -n auto models/demos/t3000/llama2_70b/tests/test_llama_perf_decode.py -m "model_perf_tg" --timeout=600 ; fail+=$?
 
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py; fail+=$?
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py; fail+=$?
 
   if [[ $fail -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "LOG_METAL: run_tg_model_perf_tests failed"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ run_tg_cnn_tests() {
   env pytest -n auto models/demos/tg/resnet50/tests/test_perf_e2e_resnet50.py -m "model_perf_tg" ; fail+=$?
 
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py; fail+=$?
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py; fail+=$?
 
   if [[ $fail -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "LOG_METAL: run_tg_model_perf_tests failed"
diff --git a/tests/scripts/tgg/run_tgg_model_perf_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/tgg/run_tgg_model_perf_tests.sh
index c75b5ea6cab..56d43955f02 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/tgg/run_tgg_model_perf_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/tgg/run_tgg_model_perf_tests.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 run_tgg_llm_tests() {
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 run_tgg_cnn_tests() {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ run_tgg_cnn_tests() {
   env pytest -n auto models/demos/tgg/resnet50/tests/test_perf_e2e_resnet50.py -m "model_perf_tgg" --timeout=900 ; fail+=$?
 
   # Merge all the generated reports
-  env python models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
+  env python3 models/perf/merge_perf_results.py
 }
 
 main() {