diff --git a/plugins/network/olsrd b/plugins/network/olsrd
index 23bdf02a..5fcfedba 100755
--- a/plugins/network/olsrd
+++ b/plugins/network/olsrd
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ else
     python "$0" "$@"
 fi
 exit $?
+
+# For shell: ignore everything starting from here until the last line of this file.
+# This is necessary for syntax checkers that try to complain about invalid shell syntax below.
+true <<EOF
 """
 
 
@@ -338,3 +342,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             remote = get_clean_fieldname(link["remote"])
             print("multigraph olsr_neighbour_ping.host_{remote}".format(remote=remote))
             print("neighbour_{remote}.value {value:.4f}".format(remote=remote, value=ping_time))
+
+# final marker for shell / python hybrid script (see "Interpreter Selection")
+EOF = True
+EOF