diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml
index d64027982f..5c4b28bd1f 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       from:
         kind: ImageStreamTag
         namespace: openshift
-        name: python:2.7
+        name: python:3.6
   triggers:
   - type: ConfigChange
   - type: ImageChange