diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 9b2122fb34..0e4c3e666f 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 - include_vars: dir=/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/all/ ignore_files=README
 
 - name: get vm list
+  vars:
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ hostvars[vmhost]['ansible_python']['executable'] }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   virt: command=list_vms
   register: result