diff --git a/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py b/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
index a4e951ac7c..7e51edb48f 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
+++ b/scripts/maint/practracker/practracker.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ def main(argv):
         tmpname = exceptions_file + ".tmp"
         tmpfile = open(tmpname, "w")
         problem_file = tmpfile
+        problem_file.write(HEADER)
         ProblemVault = problem.ProblemVault()
     else:
         ProblemVault = problem.ProblemVault(exceptions_file)