diff --git a/salt/runners/__init__.py b/salt/runners/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..bcb72bc2f7 100644
--- a/salt/runners/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/runners/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+Runners Directory
+'''