diff --git a/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml b/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
index 3c7a88f5da..4b8524c112 100644
--- a/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 - name: Gather facts needed by role if necessary
   setup:
     gather_subset: "!min,python"
-  when: ansible_python is not defined
+  when: ansible_facts['python'] is not defined
   tags:
     - container_config_tasks
 
 - name: set python_cmd if necessary
   set_fact:
-    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
+    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_facts.python.version.major }}"
     cacheable: true
   when: python_cmd is not defined
   tags:
diff --git a/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml b/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
index f6b13c1344..059b0fbbd5 100644
--- a/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 - name: Gather ansible facts if necessary
   setup:
     gather_subset: "!min,python"
-  when: ansible_python is not defined
+  when: ansible_facts['python'] is not defined
   tags:
     - container_config_tasks
 
 - name: Set python_cmd if necessary
   set_fact:
-    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
+    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_facts.python.version.major }}"
     cacheable: true
   when: python_cmd is not defined
   tags: