diff --git a/examples/user_types/Makefile b/examples/user_types/Makefile
index 628829274e41460f8bc13f4258a5dc4b48b9be92..d1f74b23e5473de49b9f857bff0331469987d4b5 100644
--- a/examples/user_types/Makefile
+++ b/examples/user_types/Makefile
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ run:
 	@echo "************ running python decoder (from wiki_example):"
 	@PYTHONPATH=${LCDIR}/lib/python ../wiki_example/example_decoder.py encoded_data_c LabComm20141009
 
-#	@echo "************ running python encoder: *****************"
-#	@PYTHONPATH=${LCDIR}/lib/python:${GENDIR} ./example_encoder.py encoded_data_p LabComm20141009
+	@echo "************ running python encoder: *****************"
+	@PYTHONPATH=${LCDIR}/lib/python:${GENDIR} ./example_encoder.py encoded_data_p LabComm20141009
 
 	@echo "************ running Java  decoder: *****************"
 	@java -cp .:${LCDIR}/lib/java/labcomm.jar:${GENDIR} Decoder encoded_data_p
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ runwcs: Encoder.exe Decoder.exe
 	@echo "************ running C# decoder: *****************"
 	@./Decoder.exe encoded_data_c
 
-#	@echo "************ running python encoder: *****************"
-#	@PYTHONPATH=${LCDIR}/lib/python:${GENDIR} ./example_encoder.py encoded_data_p LabComm20141009
+	@echo "************ running python encoder: *****************"
+	@PYTHONPATH=${LCDIR}/lib/python:${GENDIR} ./example_encoder.py encoded_data_p LabComm20141009
 
 	@echo "************ running Java  decoder: *****************"
 	@java -cp .:${LCDIR}/lib/java/labcomm.jar:${GENDIR} Decoder encoded_data_p