diff --git a/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml b/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
index edd4f12120..325ebf31ee 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     openshift_shared_infra: true
     openshift_deployment_type: "origin"
     openshift_metrics_deploy: true
+    openshift_ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
     when: env == 'staging'
     tags: ['openshift-cluster','ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible']
 
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@
     openshift_shared_infra: true
     openshift_deployment_type: "origin"
     openshift_metrics_deploy: true
+    openshift_ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
     when: env == 'staging'
     tags: ['openshift-cluster','ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible']
 
diff --git a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2 b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
index 0c9c31c3f7..b193b315fb 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ containerized={{openshift_ansible_containerized_deploy}}
 ansible_become=yes
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if openshift_ansible_python_interpreter is defined %}
+ansible_python_interpreter={{openshift_ansible_python_interpreter}}
+{% endif %}
+
 # Debug level for all OpenShift components (Defaults to 2)
 debug_level={{openshift_debug_level}}