diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi_backend_stg b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi_backend_stg
index 2675aa70b3..c6c6510174 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi_backend_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi_backend_stg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ bodhi_message_routing_keys:
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng,sysadmin-bodhi
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/00releng-sudoers-bodhi-stg"
 
+ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
 
 # For the MOTD
 csi_security_category: Moderate