diff --git a/lib/nodejs/test/client.js b/lib/nodejs/test/client.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 80809e9..3b5f1cb
--- a/lib/nodejs/test/client.js
+++ b/lib/nodejs/test/client.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nodejs
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/lib/nodejs/test/server.js b/lib/nodejs/test/server.js
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new mode 100755
index 78f5075..378a6e2
--- a/lib/nodejs/test/server.js
+++ b/lib/nodejs/test/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nodejs
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file