diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index a3458b1ef3..a5e37e7c07 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@
 
 - name: Try a hack
   set_fact:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: False
+    ansible_python_interpreter: auto