diff --git a/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/fernet-node-sync.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/fernet-node-sync.sh.j2
index afc7d87052..f74faa9c2d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/fernet-node-sync.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/fernet-node-sync.sh.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Get data on the fernet tokens
-TOKEN_CHECK=$(/usr/bin/fetch_fernet_tokens.py -t {{ fernet_token_expiry }} -n {{ (groups['keystone'] | length) + 1 }})
+TOKEN_CHECK=$(/usr/bin/python{{ distro_python_version }} /usr/bin/fetch_fernet_tokens.py -t {{ fernet_token_expiry }} -n {{ (groups['keystone'] | length) + 1 }})
 
 # Ensure the primary token exists and is not stale
 if $(echo "$TOKEN_CHECK" | grep -q '"update_required":"false"'); then