diff --git a/check-license.js b/check-license.js
index 87200ba..7131a96 100644
--- a/check-license.js
+++ b/check-license.js
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ const shouldFix = process.argv.includes("--fix");
 console.log("Checking for missing licenses...\n");
 
 const files = await globby(
-  ["./**/*.{ts,tsx,js}", "!**/node_modules/**", "!./examples/**"],
+  [
+    "./**/*.{ts,tsx,js}",
+    "!**/node_modules/**",
+    "!./examples/**",
+    // ignore this file so it doesn't move the `#!/usr/bin/env node` line that needs to be at the top
+    "!packages/dappstore-cli/src/index.ts",
+  ],
   {
     gitignore: true,
   }
diff --git a/packages/dappstore-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/dappstore-cli/src/index.ts
index a3b324d..6700e64 100644
--- a/packages/dappstore-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dappstore-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
 // Copyright Tharsis Labs Ltd.(Evmos)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier:ENCL-1.0(https://github.com/evmos/dappstore-sdk/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
-#!/usr/bin/env node
 import "./dev";
 import "./init/init";
 import { program } from "@commander-js/extra-typings";