diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_stg b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_stg
index 98947bae79..33f8fd9756 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_stg
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ max_mem_size: "{{ mem_size }}"
 num_cpus: 4
 ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-30
 ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/releases/30/Server/x86_64/os/
+ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
 nm: 255.255.255.0
 gw: 10.5.126.254
 dns: 10.5.126.21