diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/deploy-config-changes.yml b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/deploy-config-changes.yml
index 4a63d04c31..cde1ce7362 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/deploy-config-changes.yml
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/deploy-config-changes.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       upgrade_scripts: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../scripts"
       repo_root_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../../"
       source_series: "ocata"
+      ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python"
   tasks:
       - name: Create an old copy of openstack_deploy
         copy:
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
index 8f14e16e13..60f2af4e78 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
       shell: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../../scripts/pw-token-gen.py --file /etc/openstack_deploy/{{ _osa_secrets_file_name }}"
   vars:
     _osa_secrets_file_name: "{{ osa_secrets_file_name | default('user_secrets.yml') }}"
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python"