diff --git a/playbooks/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml b/playbooks/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml
index 836990ce04..98f8fb05bb 100644
--- a/playbooks/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ansible_python_interpreter: python3
 etherpad_vhost_name: etherpad.opendev.org
 letsencrypt_certs:
   etherpad01-opendev-org-main: